SIVRICE, Turkey, Jan 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – At least 14 killed and 315 injured, in an earthquake in Turkey.
The tremor, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, shook the country’s east, just before 6 pm GMT, Turkish officials say.
It struck near the town of Sivrice in eastern Elazig province, causing buildings to collapse, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said, on Friday.
People in Elazig, whose homes were damaged or were too afraid to go indoors, were being moved to student dormitories or sports centre, amid freezing conditions.
Governor Cetin Oktay Kaldirim, said, a fire broke out in a building, but was quickly brought under control.
Earlier, Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, said rescuers were trying to reach survivors after a four- or five-story building collapsed in the town of Maden, in Elazig.
Around four to five buildings collapsed in Sivrice, where two people were hurt, he said.
Local administrator, Cuma Telceken, said, up to seven people are believed to be trapped inside two collapsed buildings in Maden.
