A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday 害羞草研究所 three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region 害羞草研究所 causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, authorities said.
More than 100 others were injured as a result of the earthquake which was centered in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, Yunus Sezer, the chief of the country害羞草研究所檚 disaster management agency, AFAD, told reporters. More than two dozen buildings collapsed.
A father and daughter who were trapped beneath the rubble of a four-story building in Yesilyurt were rescued with injuries. The pair had entered the damaged building to collect belongings.
Elsewhere in Malatya, search-and-rescue teams were sifting through the rubble of two damaged buildings that toppled on some parked cars, HaberTurk reported. It was not clear if anyone was trapped under the debris.
Malatya was among 11 Turkish provinces hit by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria on Feb. 6.
That quake led to more than 48,000 deaths in both countries as well as the collapse or serious damage of 185,000 buildings in Turkey.
AFAD害羞草研究所檚 chief urged people not to enter damaged buildings saying strong aftershocks continue to pose a risk. More than 10,000 aftershocks have hit the region affected by the quake since Feb. 6.
The World Bank said Monday that it estimates that the massive earthquake caused $43.2 billion in 害羞草研究所渄irect damages害羞草研究所 - an equivalent of 4% of the country害羞草研究所檚 GDP in 2021.
The recovery and reconstruction cost could be much higher - potentially twice as large, the World Bank said, adding that GDP losses would also add to the earthquake害羞草研究所檚 cost.
The World Bank also estimated that 1.25 million people had been left temporarily homeless.
Meanwhile, fans of Turkish soccer team Besiktas threw stuffed toys on the field during a match on Sunday to support children affected by the earthquake. Toys and winter clothing were thrown on the stadium害羞草研究所檚 grounds to be donated to children in the earthquake-hit regions.