4 hours agoNumber of earthquake victims in Turkey to 109
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Turkish authorities announced on Tuesday that the total number of deaths from the quake in the western part of Turkey has reached 109. The Authority for Disaster and Emergency Management also announced that 138 injured persons are receiving medical treatment, while another 898 have already been released to go home. Otherwise, [...]
The Authority for Disaster and Emergency Management also announced that 138 injured persons are receiving medical treatment, while another 898 have already been released to go home.
In contrast, a total of 1,562 smaller quakes -- 44 with power above the 4th degree of Richter -- have been recorded since Friday, when the 6.6-degree earthquake in Izmir, the third largest city in Turkey with 4.3 million people.
Turkey lies in a region of high seismic activity and has suffered much from earthquakes in the past, writes Anadolu, the newspaper Express broadcast.
In 1999, a 7.6 - degree earthquake had occurred in the Marmara Sea, and quakes had caused major consequences and damage on the mainland, leaving some 17,000 people dead.
