VOA常速英语:土耳其遭遇强力地震

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 14 people and collapsing buildings near the epicenter of the temblor.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the magnitude 6.8 quake hit Elazig province about 550 kilometers east of the capital Ankara.
Several aftershocks followed the initial jolt.

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.
The Pentagon says dozens of U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from an Iranian missile strike. AP's Ben Thomas reports.
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.
We want to make sure that they're getting the treatment that they need.
President Trump initially said he was told no troops have been injured in the Iranian strike.