RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 4 : Turkey - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 4 Posted:2010-03-08, 04:11:16 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20100308-25238-TUR Situation Update No. 4 On 2010-03-08 at 06:54:28 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Turkey Province of Elazig Okcular village area Number of Deads: 38 person(s) Number of Injured: 60 person(s) Situation: The death toll in a powerful earthquake which shook eastern Turkey early on Monday has risen to 38 people, Kovancilar Mayor Bekir Yanilmaz was quoted as saying by television channels. The Disaster and Emergency Adminstration said the official toll stood at 20, with 60 people injured, in a quake with a magnitude of 6.0 which struck at 4:32 am local time (0232 GMT) centred at Basyurt in Elazig province. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu