A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday, causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, authorities said.
People warm themselves next to a collapsed building in Malatya, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023.
More than 100 people were injured as a result of Monday’s quake which was centered in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, Yunus Sezer, the chief of the country’s disaster management agency, AFAD, told reporters. More than two dozen buildings collapsed.A father and daughter who were trapped beneath the ruins of a four-story building in Yesilyurt were rescued with injuries. They had entered the damaged building to collect belongings.
That quake led to more than 48,000 deaths in both countries as well as the collapse or serious damage of 185,000 buildings in Turkey.
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