ANKARA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed after two powerful earthquakes hit southern and southeastern Türkiye on early Monday.
A magnitude 7.4 quake struck the Pazarcik district of southern Kahramanmaras province at 04:17 (0117 GMT), followed by another magnitude 6.4 quake which hit southern Gaziantep province at 04:26 (0126 GMT), said the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.
At least five people were killed and 34 buildings were destroyed in the southern province of Osmaniye, Governor Erdinc Yilmaz said. At least 10 people died in the southeastern Sanliurfa province and 16 buildings collapsed, Governor Salih Ayhan said.
"We dispatched all our search and rescue teams to earthquake zones. We set the highest alert," Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters.
The minister said the quakes caused casualties in at least 10 provinces.
"We've set up a fourth-level alert. This is an alarm that includes international assistance," Soylu said.
The state-run TRT broadcaster showed damaged buildings and people gathered on the streets.
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