7.2 quake causes damage, casualties in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish Red Crescent says 25 apartment buildings and one dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis have collapsed following a large earthquake.

By: By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun

ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish Red Crescent says 25 apartment buildings and one dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis have collapsed following a large earthquake.

The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing buildings and causing a number of deaths, officials said. At least 50 people were injured.

The temblor collapsed several buildings in the city of Van as well, authorities said.

The Red Crescent says its rescuers have pulled out several injured people out of the collapsed dormitory in Ercis.

No overall casualty figure was available.

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