(MENAFN- AzerNews) By News Center
“Earthquake, centered in Golyaka district of Duzce province,
struck at 0408 a.m.”, says disaster management authority.
A strong earthquake jolted Turkiye's northwestern Duzce province
early Wednesday, leaving 68 people injured, including one in
critical condition, according to the Turkish health minister.
'We have a total of 68 injured. Twenty-six of the injured are
being followed up by hospitalization. Other than our seriously
injured, the general condition of our citizens is good, they do not
have any serious problems,' Fahrettin Koca told reporters in the
capital Ankara.
He said a 28-year-old Afghan national suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage after falling from the first floor during the
earthquake, and he is currently connected to a respirator in
serious condition.
During the earthquake, Sevim Cengel, a resident of Duzce's Cay
neighborhood, passed out. Despite doctors' efforts, Cengel, who was
brought to the hospital and found to have had a heart attack, could
not be saved.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, who arrived in Duzce
immediately after the tremor, said there are no fatalities.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said a
5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in the Golyaka district struck
Duzce at 0408 a.m. (0108 gmt). The quake occurred at a depth of
6.81 kilometers (4.2 miles).
It was also felt in Istanbul and other provinces, including
northwestern Bolu, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Bursa, Bilecik, and western
Izmir and Kutahya provinces, as well as the capital Ankara.
Following the quake, 101 aftershocks were recorded. Power cuts
are being imposed in the region as a precautionary measure, AFAD
said.
Duzce Governor Cevdet Atay announced that schools will be closed
on Wednesday due to the earthquake.
In 1999, Duzce was hit by a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake
that lasted 30 seconds, killing 710 people and injuring 2,679.
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