Sat, Oct 22, 2005 - Page 5 News List

Turkish PM in quake zone

GENEROUS OFFER The Turkish leader visited the Pakistani quake zone and promised a large aid package, while back home, Turkey itself was experiencing several more tremors

AP , MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN

Thirty-seven people were hospitalized after suffering panic attacks or injuring themselves in jumping from balconies. An elderly man died of a heart attack at the stairs of his apartment building.

Authorities reported minor earthquake damage in and around the Aegean port city of Izmir. Governor Oguz Kagan Koksal of Izmir province said the roofs of five buildings in the city had been damaged. Authorities evacuated at least one hospital after the quake cracked some of its walls.

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