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President Erdogan has assured that all the institutions have been activated
There are reports of collapsed buildings in Izmir / southwestern Turkey / after the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6, which was registered at 14.51 local time / 13.51 – Bulgarian / today in the Aegean Sea near IzmirMilliyet reported. There are destroyed buildings in Bayrakli municipality and rescue operations have started there.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has indicated that there are currently reports of six destroyed buildings in Bornova and Bayrakli municipalities, BTA reported.
He added that the earthquake caused small cracks in buildings in the cities of Usak, Denizli, Manisa, Balakesir, Aydin and Mugla. The minister said there was no information on victims.
The earthquake affected the Turkish Aegean and Marmara regions.
The Turkish Disaster Management Agency said the earthquake struck at a depth of 16.54 kilometers on the Greek island of Samos, the Hurriyet newspaper reported.
Residents of Samos, which has a population of about 45,000, have been urged to stay away from coastal areas, Sky Eftihmios Lekas, head of Greece’s Anti-Seismic Planning Organization, told Greek television.
Strong tidal wave warnings have been issued to the island of Samos.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the state is supporting citizens affected by the earthquake with all its might, Milliyet reported. He pointed out that actions have been carried out with the relevant institutions and ministers to initiate the necessary work in the region.
The Milliyet newspaper said that after the earthquake, Izmir residents panicked over a possible tsunami. After the earthquake, the sea receded and in some places it flooded residential areas. The streets of the city of Seferihisar were flooded after the earthquake and the water level reached almost one meter, the newspaper said.
#mindful There was a very severe earthquake in Izmir and Mugla. From what we can see there are buildings collapsing pic.twitter.com/RP835dwzYc
– jasmine (@y_ozdemyilmaz) October 30, 2020
Behind Manavkuyu Camkiran Market, Emergency Kit Needed #earthquake #izmir pic.twitter.com/SnVyWTNyag
– Osman Cagr? Sahin (@osmancagahin) October 30, 2020
• Water sensation in the central US In the Aegean #izmir a 6.6 magnitude earthquake; Can my Lord protect us and our country, I expect loss of life? No way.
| #earthquake pic.twitter.com/qWxQn0UTOi
– furkan (@ furkanmiunsal7) October 30, 2020
In fact, these two images come from Izmir and show a building totally collapsed in on itself and a totally unusable building. pic.twitter.com/KgQVETRtuA
– The world of earthquakes (@mondoterremoti) October 30, 2020
Does it look really scary !? Pray for the people of Izmir #earthquake
#izmir stay strong !? ???? pic.twitter.com/8baTluAGT4– Leman Heydarli? (@lemanheydarli) October 30, 2020
ONLY IN: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea off Greece and Turkey. Several buildings have been destroyed in the Turkish cities of Izmir, Bornova and Bayrakli, a government official said. https://t.co/WDR0QBLUop
– CNN (@CNN) October 30, 2020
Breaking down: The video shows the moment when a building collapsed in Izmir, Turkey, due to the earthquake. pic.twitter.com/eKsDUmIdvn
– PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) October 30, 2020
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