Earthquake Shakes Eastern Turkey; 38 Killed, Houses Destroyed (Bloomberg)

8 March 2010, 12:50 am

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- At least thirty-eight people died when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, the government said. Almost 100 people were injured in the quake, which hit villages in the province of Elazig at 4:32 a.m. today, according to a statement published on the Web site of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s office in Ankara.... Read More »

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