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Aydin Kilic, 51, passes by a dead body of a cow, left, and a badly injured donkey in the debris of destroyed houses in Gocmezler village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey eaarly Monday, killing at least 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, the government said. The quake affected villages near the town of Kovancilar, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques, officials and media reports said.