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OKCULAR, Turkey — Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires Monday in eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages, killing 51 people.
The damage appeared worst in the Kurdish village of Okcular, which was almost razed. At least 15 of the village’s 900 residents were killed, the Elazig governor’s office said.
The Kandilli seismology center said the 6.0-magnitude quake hit at 4:32 a.m. in a remote area of Elazig province. The U.S. Geological Survey listed the quake at 5.9 magnitude.
