A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Marmaris area of southwestern Türkiye early on Tuesday, killing one teenager and injuring dozens of people, the interior minister said. A 14-year-old girl died following a panic attack and some 70 people were hurt in the province of Mugla as they rushed to find safety, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X. There were no initial reports of buildings destroyed, he said. The quake struck at 2:17 am (2317 GMT on Monday) some 10 kilometres (six miles) off the coast of Marmaris, the AFAD disaster agency said.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Huge police operation in London to deal with weekend of pro-Palestine demos

London is bracing itself for a weekend of pro-Palestinian protests as well…

Palestinians take new seat at UN General Assembly

Palestinians took a seat among member states at the UN General Assembly,…

Director of Al Shifa Hospital released from Israeli detention

Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al Shifa, Gaza’s biggest hospital, was…

Benny Gantz against release of Al Shifa hospital director

Benny Gantz, part of Israel’s now defunct war cabinet, said on Monday…