A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake was felt across several cities in the west of the country, including Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“An 81-year-old person died soon after having been rescued from under the rubble,” Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told journalists at Sindirgi, the epicentre of the quake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another 29 people had been injured, but not seriously, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake collapsed 16 buildings in Sindirgi and its surroundings, of which four were inhabited, including a three-storey building in the city centre, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several people were pulled alive from the rubble of the three-storey building, where six people were living. The person who died had also been buried under the rubble there before being freed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, Mayor Serkan Sak had told Turkish private channel NTV: “Four were rescued from the rubble.” Efforts to extract the two others were ongoing, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some 319 first responders were deployed to the affected zone, AFAD said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake hit at 7:53 pm (1653 GMT), with some 20 aftershocks ranging from 3.5 to 4.6-magnitude, according to AFAD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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