Elazig” The balance sheet that broke our hearts appeared in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that took place in Sivrice district at 20.55 on Friday evening and lasted for 22 seconds. According to official statements, 39 citizens died in the Elazig earthquake.
TREATMENT OF 93 PEOPLE CONTINUES
The number of people who were taken out from the rubble under the earthquake and who were injured and applied to hospitals was 1607. While most of the injured were discharged from hospitals, 93 people continued to be treated. It was learned that 18 of the injured were treated in intensive care.
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45 PEOPLE SAVED
After the earthquake, 45 citizens were removed from the wreckage in search and rescue operations carried out by the rescue teams belonging to AFAD, UMKE and Gendarmerie units that flocked to the region. Yesterday, at 13:00, it was announced by the Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, who ended the search and rescue work in Elazig’s Mustafa Pasha neighborhood.
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UNDER Wreckage in 2 EARTHQUAKES
Soylu stated that 6 people were under wreckage in Sürsürü District. While 4 more of the 6 people who were under the wreckage were removed through the studies, it was learned that 2 people were under the wreckage.
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107 IN ELAZIĞ, 418 IN MALATYA, HEAVY DAMAGED BUILDING
Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum also gave information about the number of damaged and destroyed buildings. “In the damage assessment works we have done, we have detected 19 ruined, 107 seriously damaged, 37 moderately damaged buildings, and 171 fewer damaged buildings in Elazig center and Sivrice district. Our determinations continue. In the investigations we made in Malatya Doğanyol and Pütürge districts, we detected 25 ruined, 29 abandoned buildings, 4 ruined buildings, 418 seriously damaged buildings, 4 courthouses and 199 less damaged buildings. ”
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More than 700 experienced aftershocks
While more than 700 aftershocks occurred after the 6.8 earthquake in Elazig, it was announced that more than 10 thousand tents were shipped to the region and the installation of 6 thousand 455 tents in Elazig and Malatya was completed.
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