UPDATED: 2 Turkish-Armenians confirmed dead in earthquake, church in Iskenderun destroyed

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, ARMENPRESS. 2 Turkish-Armenians are among those who died in Turkey in the 7,4-magnitude earthquake.

The two Turkish-Armenians died when their apartment in Malatya collapsed in the earthquake. The victims were husband and wife, a family member told ARMENPRESS.

The Holy Forty Martyrs Armenian Church in Iskenderun was destroyed.

The death toll in the 7,4-magnitude earthquake which hit Turkey’s Kahramanmaraş Province climbed to 284.