One person died and dozens were injured as a result of a new earthquake in Malatya, Turkey

2023-02-27 12:25 PM
رنا السيلاوي
رنا السيلاوي
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One person died and dozens were injured as a result of a new earthquake in Malatya, Turkey

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - The Turkish authorities announced the death of one person, the injury of 69 others, and the collapse of a number of buildings as a result of a new earthquake that struck the southeastern state of Malatya, at a time when relief operations and the removal of rubble are still continuing from the effects of the earthquake that struck the country 3 weeks ago.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said that the 5.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Malatya, Monday noon, with its epicenter in Yesilyurt district, while the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center estimated the earthquake&#39;s strength at 5.2.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> AFAD head Younes Sezer said - in a press conference - that search and rescue teams were sent to 5 buildings.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The teams were able to rescue a person from under the rubble of a building 1.5 hours after the earthquake.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Malatya earthquake occurred after a 5-magnitude earthquake struck Golbashi district in Adi Yaman province, in the south of the country, this morning.</p>

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