ANKARA: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, the country’s disaster management agency, AFAD, said.
Another 69 persons were injured as a result of the earthquake which was centred in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, AFAD’s chief Yunus Sezer said.
More than two dozen buildings collapsed. AFAD’s chief urged people not to enter damaged buildings saying strong aftershocks continue to pose a risk.