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12 March 2010 [11:32] - Today.Az
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited quake-hit Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig on Thursday.

A pre-dawn earthquake, with a magnitude of 6, shook mud-brick houses into piles of rubble, killing 41 people in Elazig on Monday. Okcular village was the worst-hit area in the quake.

Erdogan offered his condolences to the relatives of quake victims, and wished speed recovery to the survivors.

Erdogan said that a reconstruction would be made in the region, expressing belief that the residence problem would be solved till Ramadan Holiday (in September).


/World Bulletin/

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