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Rescue teams are carrying out rescue work in Izmir, Turkey, on the 30th, on a building that collapsed in the earthquake. AFP = Yonhap News
In Turkey, a mother and three children were rescued in 18 hours from under a building collapsed in an earthquake. At least 27 people were killed in a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea, a sea between Turkey and Greece. The number of victims reached 800. As the Turkish and Greek authorities continue their trial work, the scale of human casualties is expected to increase.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on the 30th (local time) at 3 pm in a maritime area 14 km from Nyanno Karlovacion on the island of Samos, Greece, near the coast from Izmir in western Turkey. .
Turkey’s Crisis and Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) announced the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.6 and said at least 389 aftershocks occurred and 33 times exceeded 4.0.
AFAD said that as of the morning of the 31st, 25 dead and at least 804 injured had been confirmed.
On the 30th, in Izmir, Turkey, rescue teams transport a person injured in an earthquake. EPA = Yonhap News
On the island of Samos, Greece, two teenagers were killed by a collapsed wall, and 27 deaths have been confirmed to date.
AFAD added that rescue work is underway on 17 buildings that collapsed or damaged in Izmir. Reuters said work on the eight buildings had been completed and the ninth building had been repaired.
Urban Planning Minister Murat Kurum announced that he would create a camp for the victims to house 2,000 people near the affected areas.
Turkish President Rezef Taif Erdogan expressed his condolences to the survivors of the deceased and said: “I will be with all citizens affected by the earthquake.”
“We will begin working with all relevant departments and organizations to restore the damage,” he added.
On the 30th in Izmir, Turkey, a woman cries while holding the coffin of her family who died in the earthquake. AFP = Yonhap News 〈Copyright (c) Yonhap News, unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited〉
As the earthquake victims continued, the two leaders of Greece and Turkey, who had been fighting for development rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, decided to cooperate with each other. Greek Prime Minister Kiriakosmichotakis tweeted: “Whatever the difference between us, it is time for the people to come together.” Turkish President Erdogan also tweeted: “The two neighboring countries are showing solidarity in difficult times. This is more valuable than many things in life, ”he replied.
Western Turkey is a region where earthquakes occur frequently due to the passage of major faults, such as the Northern Anatolia Fault. In 1999, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Izmit, killing at least 17,000 people. In 2011, an earthquake in Van killed 500 people.
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