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After the earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea and its repercussions reached Turkey and Greece, a new earthquake hits the state of Izmir, and work continues to search for victims and assess losses.
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The search for the missing continues in 17 buildings in Izmir
Turkey’s Department of Emergency and Disaster Management announced that a new earthquake, with a magnitude of 5, struck Izmir, in western Turkey, this morning, Saturday.
The Turkish Agency for Disaster and Emergency Management “AFAD” announced that the earthquake occurred at 8.31 Turkish time (5.31 GMT), off the coast of “Safari Hesar” in the Aegean Sea, and noted that the data it published in its website showed that the depth of the earthquake reached 7.33 kilometers, according to the Turkish agency “Anatolia”.
A new 5 degree earthquake hits#IzmirTurkish
The earthquake occurred at 8.31 Turkey time (5.31 GMT), off the coast of “Safari Hesar” in the Aegean Sea.
https://t.co/1HZrdssuGf– AGENCIA ANADOLU (AR) (@aa_arabic) October 31, 2020
This comes at a time when the death toll from the earthquake that struck the state on Friday is still expected to rise, as it recently reached 24, according to the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies, while the number of injured came. about 804 people.
The Turkish authorities reported the continuation of search work in all the cities affected by the earthquake, as rescue operations are being carried out in 17 buildings, while the armed forces carry out an aerial reconnaissance.
The earthquake also destroyed buildings on the Greek island of Samos, with 2 people killed and 8 injured.
Turkish diplomatic sources confirmed that the country’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, confirmed the mutual support between their two countries, after the strong earthquake that hit them.
The earthquake struck the country’s coastline overlooking the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Safar, which is besieged in the west of the country, with a magnitude of 6.6.
The United States Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred 14 km from the city of Nyon Karlovacion on the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea.
Images posted on social media showed water sweeping the streets of Izmir, apparently due to sea waves.
In Athens, Greek state television reported a small tsunami on the island of Samos. The scenes showed that the earthquake caused the walls of many houses to collapse and flooded water in the port of Samos.
Turkey is reported to be in one of the most earthquake-prone regions in the world. One of the last of these devastating earthquakes occurred in 2011, when it struck the southeastern province of Van, killing more than 600 people.
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