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Violent earthquake shook Turkey on Friday.
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At least 14 people are dead.
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Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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The residents of the Elazig province had to leave their homes.
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The houses have collapsed.
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At least 14 people were killed in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey on Friday. , Eight people died in the province of Elazig, six more in the neighboring province of Malatya, the civil protection agency said in the evening. Several buildings have collapsed.
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Turkish television showed pictures of people panicking on the street. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu had previously spoken of four deaths and several collapsed buildings, according to the Anadolu news agency.
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The earthquake occurred at 8:55 p.m. in the Sivrice district, the civil protection agency said. There were 30 aftershocks; more than 400 rescue teams are on their way to the region.
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The 4000 town of Sivrice is located south of the city of Elazig on a lake and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region. The quake was felt in several parts of eastern Turkey near the borders with Iraq and Syria.
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In Turkey there are repeated earthquakes because the country is located on several seismic plates. A strong earthquake has long been feared in the 16 million metropolis of Istanbul. (SDA)
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