At *Least* 41 Killed as Quake Strikes Eastern Turkey

Turkish officials say an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has destroyed homes in several villages in the country’s east, killing at least 41 people and injuring 50 others.

Turkey’s Kandilli Observatory says the quake struck the province of Elazig early Monday at 4:32 a.m. local time and was centered near the town of Karakocan. The quake toppled stone and mud-brick homes, along with the minarets of mosques in several villages.

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