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TO UPDATE Two children aged 17 and 15, according to the first information from Civil Protection, were taken from the ruins of the city of Vathi on the island of Samos.
Specifically, according to the first information from Civil Protection, the children were crossing a narrow road and were crushed by a wall that collapsed.
TO UPDATE Greece said eight people were injured in the 6.6 magnitude earthquake and some buildings were severely damaged. The balance is rising in Turkey, where the worst hit was Izmir, a city on the Aegean coast, 17 km from the epicenter.
Information so far indicates that there is serious property damage on Samos, destroyed houses, a demolished church, a collapsed school wall and significant damage to old buildings on the island of Chios.
Considerable damage to some buildings, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadisn said during his first briefing in parliament.
According to Samos24.gr, much of the Church of Our Lady in Karlovasi on Samos collapsed. Eight people were injured in Karlovasi.
The earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred on Friday in the Aegean Sea and was felt in Turkey and Greece. On Friday 10.30.2020, at 2:51 p.m. (Romanian time 1:51 p.m.), there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 in front of the Seferihisar of the Aegean Sea.
People reported on social media that water flooded the streets near the Aegean coast and posted photos of the island of Samos. They referred to the water that crossed the seashore, using the term tsunami.
“A tsunami has just hit the town of Vathy in Samos, causing enormous property damage, leaving only a few injured. The Greek government is awaiting the second tsunami,” a report on social media shows, ahead of the reports. officers.
A tsunami has just hit the town of Vathy, Samos, with massive property damage, and only a few injured so far. The Greek government expects a second tsunami #tunami #samos #Greece #earthquake pic.twitter.com/aVk0kabDKu
– Fareid Atta (@atta_fareid) October 30, 2020
Initial news
Turkey: At least four dead and 120 injured in the earthquake
At least four people have died and another 120 have been injured in the Turkish city of Izmir, following an earthquake in the Aegean Sea, according to the preliminary assessment announced by the authorities.
“According to preliminary data, four people died and another 120 were injured,” said Turkey’s Emergency Situations Department, according to the daily Hurriyet.
“We support by all means the citizens affected by this earthquake. We immediately take measures of assistance,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Several buildings collapsed in the Turkish city of Izmir after a strong earthquake on Friday in the Aegean Sea, felt in Turkey and Greece.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea near Samos, Greece on Friday, according to the United States Institute of Geophysics (USGS). The earthquake occurred at a depth of only 10 kilometers. According to the Greek and Turkish authorities, the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.7.
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