The latest Duzce tremor has put into spotlight Türkiye's disaster preparedness while reminding people of the oft-repeated warnings of experts about a possible major temblor that could hit the country anytime
At least 35 people were injured in the quake that hit Duzce, and reports said some buildings were also damaged.
Türkiye's northwestern Duzce province was hit by a magnitude 5.9 tremor in the early hours of Wednesday, injuring at least 35 people and damaging buildings while sending panicked people out on the streets. The earthquake was also felt in the capital, Ankara, and in the country's largest city of Istanbul, according to officials and witnesses.In 1999, Türkiye was hit by two deadly earthquakes. One of them, a powerful magnitude 7.1 shaker, which killed 710 people and injured 2,679, was centred in Duzce.
Just three months before that, a magnitude 7.6 quake also hit the country near the city of Izmit. The quake felt in Istanbul and many other areas, left major damage with at least 17,000 people killed. The latest Duzce tremor has put into spotlight the government's disaster preparedness while reminding people of the oft-repeated warnings of experts about a possible major temblor that could hit the country anytime.
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