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Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 57 dead (AP)

March 8th, 2010

Rescue workers and people remove rubble from a destroyed house in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday. The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques. (AP Photo/ Omer Fansa, Anatolia)AP - A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, an official said.


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