Residents rescued
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook Turkey
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck eastern Turkey. According to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, the quake had its epicenter in the province of Malatya. The mayor of Malatya, Sami Er, stated that so far there have been no reports of injuries or major damage to property.
The quake was also felt in the neighboring provinces of Elazig and Diyarbakir.
People are not allowed back into their homes
The Afad civil protection agency reported that four people had been rescued unharmed from a partially damaged building in Elazig. For the time being, people were advised not to return to their homes.
Malatya was also one of the provinces severely affected by the quakes on February 6, 2023. Over 1,000 of the more than 50,000 people who died in total died in Malatya. Many people continue to live in containers in the province, where tens of thousands of buildings were also destroyed by the double earthquakes.
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