ISTANBUL — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 shook eastern Turkey on Friday night, killing at least 14 people, injuring hundreds and causing tremors in three neighboring countries, the authorities said. The earthquake struck just before 9 p.m. in eastern Elazig province, Suleyman Soylu, Turkey’s interior minister, told reporters. Mr. Soylu told NTV television that rescue workers were trying to reach survivors after a four-story building collapsed in the town of Maden. Four or five buildings collapsed in Sivrice, where two people were hurt, he said. “We are hoping we will not have more casualties,” Mr. Soylu said, according to the Anadolu news agency.

Source: New York Times January 24, 2020 19:06 UTC