Early reports quoted Pulumur Mayor Mesut Coskun as saying the earthquake had damaged several buildings and that there was an urgent need for tents, as people were too scared to go back to their homes despite the low temperatures.
Un raport preliminar il citeaza pe primarul din Pulumur, Mesut Coskun, spunand ca in urma cutremurului a fost avariate cateva cladiri si a fost nevoie urgenta de corturi -- populatia fiind prea speriata pentru a se intoarce in case, in ciuda temperaturilor scazute.