Earthquake kills at least 9 in Turkey

The earthquake caused damage on both sides of the Turkey-Iran border.
The earthquake caused damage on both sides of the Turkey-Iran border.

ISTANBUL – At least nine people including three children are dead in eastern Turkey after an earthquake with its epicenter in neighboring Iran.

At least 37 people were injured after houses collapsed, Turkey’s interior minister said.

The magnitude-5.7 quake centered on the Iranian border village of Habash-e Olya.

At least 75 were injured and houses damaged in 43 villages in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province.

The quake struck at 9:23 a.m. in Iran and had a 6-km depth.

Turkish media showed video of rescuers digging and families waiting outside in snowy conditions in Baskale, Van province.

“There were children under the debris. We thought we heard their voices. Then something happened. We didn’t understand what happened exactly and we pulled out three bodies,” a villager told Reuters news agency. (BBC)

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