Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Omaha Steve

(99,054 posts)
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:48 AM Feb 2020

Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran

Source: AP

By ANDREW WILKS

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Nine people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

The quake centered west of the Iranian city of Khoy and affected villages in the Turkish province of Van.

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told a news conference that three children and four adults were killed in Turkey’s Baskule district. Koca later updated the number of fatalities to nine and wrote on Twitter that 37 people were injured, including nine in a critical but not life-threatening condition.

Emergency teams have been sent to the remote mountainous region.



Houses are reduced to rubble after an earthquake hit villages in Baskale in Van province, Turkey, at the border with Iran, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said numerous people have been killed and several others wounded in Sunday's quake with more people trapped under debris. (IHA via AP)


Read more: https://apnews.com/492f826556a22f85a0c5ee08f05d7d67



`
3 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2020 OP
details below at link AllaN01Bear Feb 2020 #1
Turkey should have built a wall like Trump, to keep 'em safe. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #2
That's horrible. zanana1 Feb 2020 #3

keithbvadu2

(36,360 posts)
2. Turkey should have built a wall like Trump, to keep 'em safe.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 01:08 PM
Feb 2020

Turkey should have built a wall like Trump, to keep 'em safe.

zanana1

(6,084 posts)
3. That's horrible.
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 10:50 AM
Feb 2020

I often wonder why we (including myself) don't take foreign tragedies as seriously as domestic ones.

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Nine dead in Turkey as 5....