Almost 240 people were injured in the earthquake in Turkey

    The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey has increased to 236 people. This was announced by Turkish Minister of Health Kemal Memisoglu at a briefing at the operational headquarters of the Department of Emergency Situations.

    According to Mr. Memisoglu, most of the victims were injured due to panic - people jumped out of houses and fell from heights. 173 such cases were recorded in Istanbul itself. At the same time, most of the victims did not need to be hospitalized, and their condition is assessed as normal.

    On April 23, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred several dozen kilometers from Istanbul. Seismic activity was also felt in the provinces neighboring Istanbul. According to the latest data, 51 aftershocks were recorded. kommersant.ru.