37 people also injure­d in magnit­ude 5.9 quake that struck near Iran border region­ANKARA: At least nine people died and 37 others were injured in eastern Turkey on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the Iranian border region, health minister said. Tremors from the quake that centred in the northwestern Iranian city of Khoy were also felt in Turkey’s Van province. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said that some buildings were damaged in various villages in the Baskale district of the province. Iran and Turkey are among the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. Last month, an earthquake in the eastern Turkish province of Elazig killed more than 40 people.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2020 14:15 UTC