26 people were injured in the earthquake in Turkey.

As a result of the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey, 26 people were injured. This was announced on October 28 by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.

"26 residents of [a Turkish city] The Syndyrgs received minor injuries and were hospitalized, all of them were discharged," the local newspaper Karar reports his words.

Yerlikaya added that there were no deaths during the seismic event. According to the minister, four buildings collapsed, three of which were found to be seriously damaged.

He also noted that after the tremors, 12 aftershocks of magnitude 4 and higher were recorded. In addition, the emergency hotline received 507 calls, 30 of which related to damage to buildings.

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More than 60 people became victims, many still remain under the rubble.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 in eastern Turkey became known the day before. It is specified that it occurred 60 km from the city of Balikesir, which has a population of 238 thousand people. The earthquake was located at a depth of 6 km.

Later, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country's authorities were monitoring the situation after the earthquake.

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