Powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude shakes Istanbul

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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wed (April 23), one of the strongest quakes to strike the city of 16 million in recent years.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/s8tcuyj6  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 6.2 magnitude quake struck Istanbul on Wednesday afternoon, one of the strongest in years.

00:12No damage was reported, but buildings were evacuated.

00:16Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said necessary efforts are underway

00:21and no major incidents have been reported so far.

00:30We are following the process very close to us.

00:34Before we come here, our colleagues, and our chairman, the AFAD president and our chairman of Istanbul.

00:42We have received the most comprehensive information from our chairman.

00:47Alhamdulillah, now there is no problem.

00:52It was reported that one person was injured after jumping off a balcony during the quake.

00:58Authorities warned people in the region not to enter damaged buildings.

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