Fadillah recounts quake scare during Istanbul official visit


KUALA LUMPUR: Amidst a packed schedule spanning Turkiye and the United Kingdom, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof was not spared from experiencing a tense moment while in Istanbul, when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the city earlier on Wednesday (April 23).

In a Facebook post, Fadillah said that the earthquake hit while he and his delegation were at Istanbul Airport, preparing to depart for London to continue their official visit in the UK.

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