MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th January, 2020) The death toll from the earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey on Friday has reached 31 people, the Anadolu news agency reports citing emergencies workers.
On Saturday, Turkey's disaster and emergency management authority (AFAD) said that 29 people had died as a result of the earthquake. At least 1,466 people have been injured.
According to AFAD, 43 people have been rescued from the rubble of buildings that collapsed as a result of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the Turkish Elazig province. The disaster also affected the neighboring province of Malatya.
