Turkey hit by another earthquake leaving one dead and 69 injured

Turkey has been hit by its third earthquake in just three weeks after twin earthquakes killed over 50,000 people.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, Turkey’s disaster management agency said.

One person has reportedly died, while 69 are injured and an unknown number of buildings have collapsed, according to Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) President Sezer.

A building collapsed in front of the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Agriculture and Climate Change and some vehicles were left under the rubble, according to reports.

A four-story building where a father and daughter were trapped is also reported to have collapsed.

The earthquake was also felt in surrounding provinces, including Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Adıyaman and Şanlıurfa.

Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to the region.

Malatya was among 11 Turkish provinces hit by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria at the start of February.

More than 173,000 buildings have been damaged, leaving nearly two million residents homeless, according to government data.

The affected regions have been hit by around 10,000 aftershocks, AFAD said.

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