An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 occurred in Malatya’s Yeşilyurt district. According to the primary determinations, 1 individual died and 69 folks have been injured within the earthquake, which was felt in lots of cities, particularly in Malatya and Elazig.
An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude occurred in Malatya Yeşilyurt at 12:04. AFAD declared the magnitude of the earthquake as 5.6. The earthquake was felt in Malatya in addition to in surrounding provinces akin to Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Elazığ, Adıyaman and Şanlıurfa.
Orhan Tatar, General Manager of AFAD Earthquake Risk Reduction, acknowledged that one individual misplaced his life, 69 folks have been injured, and 29 buildings have been destroyed within the 5.6 earthquake in Malatya.
About 1 hour after the earthquake, a citizen named Ali Şahingil was rescued alive from below the rubble with the work of the groups.
Mehmet Çınar, the mayor of Yeşilyurt district, the epicenter of the earthquake, mentioned, “According to the first information we received, we received the notice that 4-5 buildings were demolished. In Şeyh Bayram and Çavuşoğlu neighborhoods. Our hope is that there are no casualties,” he mentioned.
In the assertion made on AFAD’s social media account, it was mentioned, “As a result of the field scanning studies after the earthquake, it was determined that there were destroyed buildings, and our search and rescue teams were quickly dispatched to the region and started to work.”
Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Director Prof. Dr. Haluk Özener made a press release concerning the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Malatya’s Yeşilyurt district. Özener mentioned, “We pointed out that it is quite natural for them to be around 5.6 in size. This earthquake is one of them, an earthquake that happened around Malatya. There will be such earthquakes. We will unfortunately experience these earthquakes,” he mentioned, and continued as follows:
“Our citizens should be vigilant and stay as calm as possible and stop before entering their damaged buildings. Unfortunately, we will experience these earthquakes. Our friends get details from the automatic analysis one after the other after each earthquake.”
Source: www.nationalturk.com
