Turkish minister points to situation after powerful earthquake

Turkish National Defence Minister Hulus Akar has made a statement following reports before a powerful earthquake has hit a town in the eastern part of Turkey. The minister has said there are no losses in the Sivrica centre, but there is still no news from the villages. There may be losses outside the city. We [...]
The minister has said there are no losses in the Sivrica centre, but there is still no news from the villages.
There may be losses outside the city. We conveyed the necessary alert situation to our military units. Our friends continue to prepare them. There's no loss in the Sydney center. News so far is relaxing. I hope the same goes on”, he said before the media, reports CNN Turk.
The epicentrare has been 9 miles [9 km] from Sivrica, 19 miles [19 km] from Cong, 33 miles [33 km] from Elazig.












