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November 10, 2011. At least nine killed in Van earthquake in Turkey

SOURCE: Altegrity Risk International

Rescue teams rushed to find dozens of people trapped in rubble after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least nine people, reports indicated on November 10th. At least 25 buildings collapsed in the quake, including a six-story hotel in Van, which housed many journalists and aid workers. Emergency workers said 23 people were rescued alive from the rubble, but that up to 100 remained unaccounted for. In October 2011, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed at least 600 people in eastern Turkey. Among those killed in the latest earthquake was a Japanese doctor.