Narrow escape as debris falls during Turkey earthquake

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Falling debris narrowly missed a group of people in a street in eastern Turkey, after it was hit by an earthquake.

A 5.9-magnitude quake struck the city of Elazig in Turkey’s Malatya province on Wednesday. There have been no reports of any injuries or casualties.

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