Nine people, including three children, are dead after an earthquake in the east of Turkey, which has its epicenter in Iran. The collapse of houses caused the death of twenty-people, according to the interior minister of Turkey.
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Size of the Earthquake
The earthquake has a magnitude of 5.7 and its epicenter in an Iranian border village of Habash-e Olya.
In villages in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan, the earthquake injured up to 40 people in 43 villages.
The time of the earthquake in Iran was 09:23 ( 05:53GMT) and had a depth of 6km or 3.7 miles.
The media in Turkey showed videos of several rescuers digging out people who are trapped. And many families are waiting in the snow in Baskale, Van Province.
According to some villagers, the debris trapped some children, and they heard some voices.
However, something happened that, according to the villagers, was unexplainable. When they got to the children, all three of them were dead. According to the Governor of Van Mehmet, Emin Bilmze, there are no more people trapped under the rubble.
This year in January, two avalanches killed up to 39 people consisting of some rescue workers in Van Province. Also, In Elazig and Malatya province, at least 31 people died due to a powerful earthquake, which also caused injuries to a further 1,600.
About 1 066 buildings collapsed due to the earthquake on Sunday, according to the Interior Minister of Turkey, Suleyman Soylu.
One thing is apparent in the region, and it is that earthquake is a common phenomenon.
Seventeen thousand people died in 1999 due to an earthquake in the City of Izmit in western Turkey.
The deadliest earthquake in Iran happened in 1990, and 40,000 people died as a result. Also, more than half a million people became homeless as a result of the quake.
