The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 Saturday, with more than 1,000 people injured, officials said. IRAN HIT WITH MAGNITUDE 4.9 EARTHQUAKE NEAR NUCLEAR PLANTEmergency workers and security forces distributed tents, beds and blankets as overnight temperatures dropped below freezing in the affected areas. “We don’t have a safe place to stay right now.”The quake hit Friday at 8:55 p.m. local time (1755 GMT) at a depth of 6.7 kilometers (around 4 miles) near Sivrice, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, or AFAD, said. At least five buildings in Sivrice and 25 in Malatya province were destroyed, said Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum. A magnitude 6 earthquake killed 51 people in Elazig in 2010.

Source: Fox News January 25, 2020 11:37 UTC