A New magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Central Turkey

Al-Anbat- Noor Almasri

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey's central region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km, "EMSC” added 

There were no reports of damage caused by the earthquake

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Earlier, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management announced that the death toll from the devastating earthquake had risen to 40,642 so far.

Rescue teams in Turkey are racing against time to find survivors as they rescued three people, including a child, alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, 296 hours after the earthquakes that hit the country in the sixth of this month, according to the Turkish radio and television station TRT.

More than 40 thousand domestic and foreign personnel continue rescue efforts across southeastern Turkey, according to the Turkish Emergency and Disaster Management "AFAD" said on Friday.