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At least one person was killed and more than a few buildings were destroyed on Sunday when a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Balikesir, Turkey’s northern province, according to officials. At least 29 people were hurt. The earthquake, which had its epicenter in Sindirgi, sent shocks through Istanbul, a city of more than 16 million people, 200 kilometers ( 125 miles ) north. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told investigators that an old woman in Sindirgi passed away shortly after being pulled out dead from the wreckage of a building collapsed. The building’s otheroccupants were taken to safety. A total of 16 buildings in the area, according to Yerlikaya, fell, the majority of which were abandoned and unoccupied. He claimed that two dome dome even sank. According to the secretary, none of the injured were in critical issue. Rescue teams pleaded for silence in broadcast footage to observe the signs of life beneath the dust. The Disaster and Emergency Management Agency in Turkey advised people to stay inside the destroyed buildings after the disaster was followed by many aftershocks, including one that measured 4.6. In a speech, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his desire for all impacted people to experience a quick recovery. He wrote on X. Trending Today,” May God protect our land from any kind of catastrophe.”
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Turkey is situated above key fault lines, and disasters frequently occur. In Turkey, a scale 7.8 earthquake in 2023 claimed the lives of more than 53 000 people and damaged or damaged hundreds of thousands of properties in 11 southeastern and southeast regions. In northeastern Syria, another 6, 000 people were killed. 2: 19
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