ISTANBUL, Turkey – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit japanese Turkey on Monday, killing one particular person and wounding dozens others whereas inflicting some broken buildings to break down, the federal government’s catastrophe company mentioned.
The epicenter of the tremor was the Yesilyurt district within the Malatya province, which was hit by the February 6 earthquake that killed over 44,000 folks in Turkey and 1000’s extra in neighboring Syria.
“One citizen lost his life. Some 69 were injured,” Yunus Sezer, chairman of AFAD catastrophe company, mentioned in televised feedback.
AFAD tweeted that 29 buildings already broken by a strong February 6 earthquake had collapsed.
“Our search and rescue teams were quickly dispatched to the region, and started to work,” it added.
The native mayor, Mehmet Cinar, mentioned a father and his daughter had been trapped after they entered a broken constructing to get their belongings, Turkish media reported.
Television photos confirmed the person being carried on a stretcher into an ambulance, whereas rescue groups had been attempting to make contact along with his daughter contained in the broken constructing.
Turkish authorities have expanded a prison probe into people chargeable for buildings levelled by the lethal earthquake that left tens of millions with out houses.
AFAD recorded virtually 10,000 aftershocks after the February 6 quake. Some 173,000 buildings are believed to have sustained harm in keeping with native media experiences.
Turkish media has vocally criticized builders for utilizing shoddy supplies and failing to adjust to development codes.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has introduced plans to rebuild 270,000 houses within the devastated provinces inside one 12 months. — Agence France-Presse
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
