Turkish officials say 9 dead in earthquake

Turkish officials said nine people were killed in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake which centred on the Iranian city of Khoy and affected villages in the Turkish province of Van.

Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said at least 50 people had been injured, including two who were in a critical condition.

Emergency teams have been sent to the remote mountainous region.

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake, which happened at 9:22am local time (0552GMT), had a depth of five kilometres (three miles).

The EMSC reported several further quakes that measured up to magnitude 3.9.

The Iran-Turkey border region has a history of powerful earthquakes.

Last month a quake centred on the eastern Turkish city of Elazig killed more than 40 people.

Turkish broadcaster IHA showed the rubble of collapsed buildings as families fearing further tremours gathered in snowy streets.