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57 people died in Turkish earthquake

57 people died in the Turkish earthquake, the agency reports citing Vesti.Ru.

Almaty. March 9. Kazakhstan Today - 57 people died in the Turkish earthquake, the agency reports citing Vesti.Ru.

The first funeral of the earthquake's victims will be held today in Turkey. 57 people have died and more than 70 have been injured.

The first 6.2-magnitude tremours have been registered the day before early in the morning in five hundred kilometers to the east from Ankara. In a few minutes, six villages have been almost wiped out. Hundreds of houses have been destroyed.

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