Strong earthquake of magnitude 5.9 in northwestern Turkey

And earthquake from magnitude 6.1 shook the northwest Turkey this Wednesday, local time, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. At least 22 people turned out wounds due to the earthquake, the Minister of Health published, Fahrettin Kocthrough his Twitter account.

The phenomenon has left many collisions and it was in the early hours of this Wednesday that the phenomenon hit the Turkish province of Duzcein the northwest of the country. Erupted immediately panic of the population, and the earthquake was also felt in Ankara yes Istanbul at 4.08 local time (2.08 am Spanish time) and woke up the citizens of several Turkish provinces.

At the moment there isn’tno information on loss of lifeour teams continue to explore the area,” the Turkish interior minister said Suleyman Soylu. Cevdet Atay, governor of Düzce, also confirmed that there are no reports of deaths.

According to CNNTurk television, several injured people were arriving alone at the Estatal Hospital in Düzce, who were apparently injured as they fled or jumped from their homes. “We feel very strongly. Right now, people are out of the house”, said Faruk Özlü, mayor of the city of Düzce.

“There is no electricity. There are no reports of injuries, destruction or deaths that have reached us so far”, added Özlü. The mayor recalled the tragic earthquake that November 1999 shook the city itself which caused a total of 710 killed and nearly 2,700 wounded.

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