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7.2 quake causes damage, casualties in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) The Turkish Red Crescent says 25 apartment buildings and one dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis have collapsed following a large earthquake.
The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing buildings and causing a number of deaths, officials said. At least 50 people were injured.
The temblor collapsed several buildings in the city of Van as well, authorities said.
The Red Crescent says its rescuers have pulled out several injured people out of the collapsed dormitory in Ercis.
No overall casualty figure was available.
The deputy prime minister says the earthquake in eastern Turkey has collapsed around 45 buildings.
Besir Atalay says the quake collapsed some 25-30 buildings as well as a dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis in Van province. He says 10 buildings fell in the city of Van.
The magnitude-7.2 quake struck Van province on Sunday.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) The Turkish Red Crescent says 25 apartment buildings and one dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis have collapsed following a large earthquake.
The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing buildings and causing a number of deaths, officials said. At least 50 people were injured.
The temblor collapsed several buildings in the city of Van as well, authorities said.
The Red Crescent says its rescuers have pulled out several injured people out of the collapsed dormitory in Ercis.
No overall casualty figure was available.
The deputy prime minister says the earthquake in eastern Turkey has collapsed around 45 buildings.
Besir Atalay says the quake collapsed some 25-30 buildings as well as a dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis in Van province. He says 10 buildings fell in the city of Van.
The magnitude-7.2 quake struck Van province on Sunday.