Turkey's disaster and emergency management authorities said eight people died in Elazig and six more in the neighboring province of Malatya. Regional governors said hundreds of people were injured.
Turkey has a history of powerful earthquakes. Official counts say more than 17,000 people died in 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude quake struck the city of Izmit. At least 523 people died in 2011 in an earthquake in the eastern part of the country.
Many of the U.S. troops at Ain al-Asad air base were already in bunkers when nearly a dozen Iranian ballistic missiles exploded. While no U.S. troops were killed, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman says, 34 total members have been diagnosed with concussions.
Half of those returned to military duties but 17 of the 34 are still under medical observation or treatment including eight who have now arrived back in the U.S.
其中半数人返回岗位了,但这34人中仍有17人依然在医疗观测下或者治疗中,其中有8人已经返回美国。
We want to make sure that they're getting the treatment that they need.
我们想确保他们能获得所需的治疗。
President Trump initially said he was told no troops have been injured in the Iranian strike.