Fresh quake topples buildings in southern Turkey

Fresh quake topples buildings in southern Turkey
People warm themselves next to a collapsed building in Malatya earlier this month (AP)

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has shaken southern Turkey, three weeks after a catastrophic tremor devastated the region.

The quake centred in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province caused some already-damaged buildings to collapse, killing at least one person, the country’s disaster management agency (AFAD) said.

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