Post by Paddy by Grace on Mar 9, 2010 8:36:06 GMT -7
Quake Strikes Rural Turkey, Raises Fears Over Next One Hitting Istanbul
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An earthquake in rural Eastern Turkey killed more than 50 people Monday, reviving the perennially worrying question in Turkey: What happens when the next major tremor hits Europe's most-populous city, Istanbul?
Monday's 6.0-magnitude quake collapsed mud and stone construction houses in villages through hilly terrain. The tremor centered on the village of Basyurt and struck at 4:32 a.m., according scientists at Bosphorous University's Kandilli Earthquake Observation Center, in Istanbul.
Officials in Elazig, the nearest larger town to the quake's epicenter, said Monday afternoon that 51 people had died and 71 were wounded, according to Anadolu Ajansi, Turkey's state news agency.
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703936804575108643079812762.html
An earthquake in rural Eastern Turkey killed more than 50 people Monday, reviving the perennially worrying question in Turkey: What happens when the next major tremor hits Europe's most-populous city, Istanbul?
Monday's 6.0-magnitude quake collapsed mud and stone construction houses in villages through hilly terrain. The tremor centered on the village of Basyurt and struck at 4:32 a.m., according scientists at Bosphorous University's Kandilli Earthquake Observation Center, in Istanbul.
Officials in Elazig, the nearest larger town to the quake's epicenter, said Monday afternoon that 51 people had died and 71 were wounded, according to Anadolu Ajansi, Turkey's state news agency.