Third earthquake in Van border

2020-02-23 15:58:36


	NEWS CENTER- In the borderline of Turkey-Iran two more earthquakes of magnitudes 4.5 and 4.0 have occured. The death toll in the earthquake of magnitude 5.9 which happened in the morning has increased to 8. Experts warned: "Evacuate the adobe houses."

	Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KRDAE) has announced that two more Turkey-Iran borderline epicentered earthquakes of magnitudes 4.5 and 4.0 has occured.

	 

	THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES INCREASED TO 8

	 

	On the other hand, the destructive affect of the first earthquake of magnitude 5.8 which occured in the morning and caused many houses to collapse, continues to come out. ccording to the information obtained, the death toll has increased to 8 and the threatments of more than 20 people who have been injured continues.

	 

	GOVERNOR BİLMEZ: THERE IS NOBODY UNDER THE WRECKS

	 

	Van Governor Mehmet Emin who has visited the earthquake zone stated that the number of the villages in which the collapses occured is 4. Bilmez also recorded that 18 people are under medical care in the hospitals and there is nobody under the wrecks. 

	 

	THE WARNING OF 'NOT GOING IN THE ADOBE HOUSES'

	 

	The experts, on the other hand, demands the adobe houses to be evacuated and warned that there is a risk of collapse for the adobe houses.