Aftershocks Jolt Turkey; 1,000 Injured in Panic
Two strong aftershocks rumbled through southern Turkey on Saturday, one week after a deadly earthquake struck the same area. Authorities said more than 1,000 people were injured.
The strongest aftershock struck at dawn, and registered a magnitude of 5.1, according to Istanbul’s Kandilli observatory. It was the largest of more than 70 aftershocks that have followed a 6.3-magnitude quake on June 27 that killed 144 people.
There were no fatalities Saturday and only one building collapsed, without hurting anyone, authorities said. The building apparently had been weakened by the earlier quake.
Most of the injured suffered fractures and cuts, said Adana’s Deputy Gov. Bulent Egriboz. Many people had jumped out of windows and off balconies in panic.
Wary of more aftershocks, authorities evacuated several buildings, including a prison, in Adana, 300 miles south of Ankara, the semiofficial Anatolia agency said.
More than 1,000 buildings collapsed in Adana and the nearby town of Ceyhan in last week’s quake.
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