The magnitude 6.8 quake shook Elazig province, about 550km east of the capital Ankara, and was followed by dozens of aftershocks. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said emergency workers were searching for 30 people under the rubble, and more than 500 people were injured. State broadcaster TRT showed footage of police and emergency workers searching a partly collapsed building in Elazig. At another collapsed building, teams worked with their hands to remove bricks and plaster from the ruins. Elsewhere emergency workers used drills and mechanical diggers to clear the debris, while injured people were taken on stretchers to ambulances.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 24, 2020 22:18 UTC