7.2 quake in Turkey kills 30, injuries 150
By SELCAN HACAOGLU and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Turkey’s state-run television says a powerful quake has killed 30
people and injured 150 others in the eastern town of Ercis.
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday,
collapsing about 45 buildings, according to the deputy prime minister.
The worst damage hit the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern
province of Van, close to the Iranian border. State-run TRT television
says at least 30 people were killed and 150 others were injured
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