Governor says five killed in earthquake in Turkey

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ANKARA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed in a 6.0- magnitude earthquake which hit eastern Turkey early Monday, Local NTV channel reported.

The powerful quake struck Basyurt region of Karakocan town of Elazig province at a depth of 5 km at 4:32 a.m. local time (0232 GMT), said a report from Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute of Turkey's Bogazici University.


Governor says five killed in earthquake in Turkey

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ANKARA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed in a 6.0- magnitude earthquake which hit eastern Turkey early Monday, Local NTV channel reported.

The powerful quake struck Basyurt region of Karakocan town of Elazig province at a depth of 5 km at 4:32 a.m. local time (0232 GMT), said a report from Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute of Turkey's Bogazici University.


Governor says five killed in earthquake in Turkey

Earthquake kills 17 in eastern Turkey
March 8, 2010 - 5:21PM
AP

A strong earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, has hit eastern Turkey, killing at least 17 people, a report says.

It struck the hit eastern Turkish province of Elazig early on Monday, the Anatolia news agency reported, citing the crisis management centre in Ankara.

The victims hailed from the villages of Okular, Yukari Kanatli ve Kayali, the centre said in a brief statement carried by the agency.

At least four of the victims were children, according to the private Dogan news agency.

The quake in Elazig province occurred at 4.32am on Monday (1332 AEDT) and was centred near the village of Basyurt, said the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory. It was followed by an aftershock measuring 4.1.

The quake was felt in neighbouring provinces of Tunceli, Bingol and Diyarbakir where residents fled to the streets in panic and spent the night outdoors.

Elazig is some 550km east of Ankara, the capital.

Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, much of which lies atop the North Anatolian fault.

In 1999, two powerful earthquakes struck northwestern Turkey, killing about 18,000 people.

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Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 41 dead
By SUZAN FRASER (AP) – 42 minutes ago
ANKARA, Turkey — A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, the government said.
The quake affected villages near the town of Kovancilar, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques, officials and media reports said. The worst-hit area was the village of Okcular where some 17 people were reported killed and homes crumbled into piles of dirt.
The government's crisis center said around 100 people were also injured in the quake, which occurred at 4:32 a.m. (0232 GMT, 9 p.m. EST Sunday) in Elazig province, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of Ankara, the capital.
It caught many people in their sleep. It was centered near the village of Basyurt, and was followed by more than 30 aftershocks, the strongest measuring 5.5, the Kandilli seismology center said.
Emergency workers were trying to rescue four people from debris, Gov. Muammer Erol said. CNN-Turk television said the dead included four young sisters trapped in the rubble.
"Everything has been knocked down, there is not a stone in place," said Yadin Apaydin, administrator for the village of Yukari Kanatli, where he said at least three villagers died.
Authorities blocked access to Okcular village, to facilitate the entry and exit of ambulances and rescue teams on the village's narrow roads. Relatives rushed to the village for news of their loved ones.
"The village is totally flattened," Okcular's administrator Hasan Demirdag told private NTV television.
The quake was felt in the neighboring provinces of Tunceli, Bingol and Diyarbakir where residents fled to the streets in panic and spent the night outdoors.
Some of the injuries occurred during the panic, when people jumped from windows or balconies. Dogan news agency footage showed people bringing in the injured to hospitals by cars and taxis.
Kandilli Observatory's director, Mustafa Erdik, urged residents not to enter damaged homes, warning that they could topple from the aftershocks, which could last for days.
Television footage showed rescue workers and soldiers at Okcular lifting debris as villagers looked on. Rescuers could be seen digging into dirt and then removing an elderly man. The man had died and his body was quickly covered with a sheet.
Two women sat on mattresses wrapped in blankets. Turkey's Red Crescent organization began setting up tents in the region.
Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, much of which lies on top of the North Anatolian fault. In 1999, two powerful earthquakes struck northwestern Turkey, killing about 18,000 people.
In 2007, an earthquake measuring 5.7 damaged buildings in Elazig, briefly trapping a woman under debris. In 2003, an earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude collapsed a school dormitory in the neighboring province of Bingol province, killing 83 children. The collapse was blamed on poor construction.
Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[Suzanne]

Wow! They just keep on coming!

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Wow! They just keep on coming!

That's exactly what I thought when I saw the news report - this is just crazy!

I was reminded of this passage of Scripture:

2 Corinthians 4:7-9

7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

God has a plan through all of this, and we shall see it unfold. Amen, and amen. for those in Turkey, Taiwan, Chile, and Haiti.

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By KADIR KONUKSEVER, Associated Press Writer Kadir Konuksever, Associated Press Writer – 26 mins ago

OKCULAR, Turkey – A strong, pre-dawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people as it knocked down stone and mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.

The earthquake surprised many people as they slept, crumpling buildings into piles of rubble. Panicked survivors fled into the narrow village streets, some climbing out of windows, as more than 50 aftershocks measuring up to 5.5 and 5.3 magnitude rattled the region.

The Kandilli seismology center said the quake hit at 4:32 a.m. (0232 GMT, 9 p.m. EST Sunday) near the village of Basyurt in Elazig province, about 340 miles (550 kilometers) east of Ankara, the capital.

The government initially put the death toll at 57 but later lowered it to 51. It gave no explanation for the discrepancy. In addition to the deaths, about 34 people were being treated for injuries from the quake, Turkey's crisis center said.

The worst-hit area was the village of Okcular, where 17 people were killed. As relatives rushed in for news of their loved ones, authorities blocked off the area so ambulances and rescue teams could maneuver on the village's narrow roads. Residents lit fires to keep warm in the winter cold.

Earthquake flattens Turkish villages, kills 51 - Yahoo! News

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this year BIG ONES are coming WORLD WIDE.....just wait and see.....it is PAINFUL beside the loss of lives,THE LOSS OF SOULS!!!! WE MUST PRAY FOR THE SPREADING OF HIS GOSPEL!!!

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Death toll in Turkey earthquake reaches 57

ANKARA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that shook eastern Turkey on Monday reached 57, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reported.

Fifty-seven people had been killed by the quake, which caused the most deaths in six villages around the epicenter in the Karakocan town of the eastern province of Elazig, the newspaper quoted Karakocan mayor as saying.

The quake struck Basyurt region of Karakocan town at a depth of 5 km at 4:32 a.m. local time (0232 GMT), said the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute of Turkey's Bogazici University.

Death toll in Turkey earthquake reaches 57: report