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A seven-storey apartment building has collapsed in northwestern Gebze turkeyTwo people died and three others were trapped under debris, officials and state media confirmed.
Gebze Governor Ilhami Aktas said all five victims were from the same family. The state-run TRT identified them as a couple and their three children, with 627 rescue workers deployed.
TRT reported that rescue workers recovered the body of 12-year-old Muhammad Amir Bilir, but the other victim remained unidentified.
While the state-run Anadolu Agency said the cause of the collapse was currently unknown, the mayor of Gebze Zinnur Büyüköz, speaking to local media, suggested it could be related to nearby metro construction.
Gebze is also located along the North Anatolian Fault Line and was one of the main centers affected during the 1999 magnitude 7.6 earthquake, which killed an estimated 18,000 people overall.
Experts have long warned that Türkiye’s failure to enforce modern construction codes poses significant risks in earthquake-prone areas.
The collapse of the building occurs after a powerful Earthquake An earthquake struck western Turkey on Monday, causing the collapse of at least three buildings that had already been damaged by a previous earthquake, officials said.
According to the Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) agency, the 6.1 magnitude earthquake was centered in Sindirgi, Balıkesir province. No casualties were immediately confirmed.
Many tremors were felt after the earthquake istanbuland the adjacent provinces of Bursa, Manisa and Izmir.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said at least three vacant buildings and a two-story shop collapsed in Sindirgi.
Structures had been damaged in the past too Earthquake,
According to Balıkesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu, a total of 22 people were injured due to falls due to panic, which may have been caused by the physical and psychological effects of the earthquake.
In January, two people were killed when a four-storey building collapsed in Konya.
Shopkeepers renting ground floors are currently being tested to determine whether they have destroyed supporting columns for more space, a common practice despite severe penalties.
If found guilty, he could face up to 22 years in prison.