The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey exceeded 1000 people, 22 people died

The number of people who died as a result of an earthquake in eastern Turkey increased to 22. Earlier, 19 dead were reported . More than a thousand people were injured. Reuters writes about this.

The epicenter of the earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was in the area of ​​the city of Sivridge in the province of Elazyg at a depth of 6.7 km. In cities located near the epicenter, dozens of houses are destroyed, people can be under the rubble. Superior shocks were also felt in Syria, Lebanon and Iran.

In the area of ​​the earthquake, 493 teams of rescuers work. The Greece authorities also expressed their readiness to send their search and rescue units to the rescue.