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Turkey's disaster management authority says death toll at 481

Türkiye Materials 27 October 2011 03:06 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey's disaster management authority said on Wednesday that the death toll was 481 following a massive earthquake that hit the eastern province of Van on Sunday, Anadolu reported.
Turkey's disaster management authority says death toll at 481

Turkey's disaster management authority said on Wednesday that the death toll was 481 following a massive earthquake that hit the eastern province of Van on Sunday, Anadolu reported.

Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said that as of 10 p.m. today, the death toll was 481 and the number of injured people was 1,650 in the earthquake.

An earthquake measuring 7.2 on Richter scale hit Van at 1:41 p.m. on Sunday.

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