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UPDATE November 1, 7.10. CNN released a new assessment of the earthquake victims. The death toll rose to 39 and the wounded to 885.

103 people have been rescued from the ruins of buildings destroyed by the earthquake, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

UPDATE now 10.20.2018 Reuters reports that the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 27, from 26 announced this morning. Victim number 27 is from Turkey, Greece still left with just two deaths from Friday’s earthquake.

UPDATE ora 9.40. AFAD, Turkey’s emergency and disaster management authority, announced at 8:31 am that a new magnitude 5 earthquake had struck off the Izmir coast.

The earthquake with a depth of 7.33 km was recorded at a distance of 17.25 km from Seferihisar.

UPDATE October 31, 6.40. According to CNN, the provisional death toll from the earthquake amounted to 26 and the number of injured reached 804. The search continues.

Turkish authorities say 24 of the victims were from the coastal area of ​​Turkey, and two, a boy and a girl, died on the Greek island of Samos after a wall collapsed on them.

Of the victims recovered alive from the rubble, around 70 so far, according to the BBC, 13 are in serious condition, 5 entering the operating room directly and 8 arriving in Intensive Care.

In total, 470 aftershocks were recorded after the great earthquake, of which 35 had a magnitude greater than 4 on the Richter scale. At least 20 buildings have been demolished in Izmir.

UPDATE Oct 31, 0.50: According to Turkish media, the pessimistic balance of the earthquake on Friday, October 30, reached 20 dead and 786 injured. However, the search under the rubble will continue all night.

UPDATE 22:45: Reuters reported a total of 19 deaths in Turkey and Greece, including 17 in Izmir.

At the same time, the Turkish Anadolu agency reported that currently 709 people are injured. In addition, 70 people were rescued from under the rubble.

The search will continue throughout the night.

UPDATE 21:40: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a press release that lasted more than 15 minutes that “we have mobilized all means so that the rescue efforts can be completed as soon as possible.”

“We also provide the necessary support in food and accommodation to our citizens who have not yet been able to enter their homes because they suffered damage or could not recover from the shock,” he added.

We resolutely implement the plans we have worked on for disaster and emergency response. We are rebuilding the buildings, designing them to resist, in urban transformation projects, with the will of Allah. Thanks to all the friendly countries that offered help on this painful day.

Erdogan:

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UPDATE 21:20: At least 20 buildings have been destroyed in Turkey, in Izmir alone, the mayor told CNN.

Search and rescue operations are underway in 17 buildings, four of which have collapsed.

UPDATE 20:35: The number of injured is now 522, the Turkish agency Anadolu noted. And Reuters reported that a total of 14 people had died in Turkey and Greece, including 12 in Izmir.

At the same time, the Turkish press reported that at least 144 aftershocks were recorded, of which 21 with a magnitude greater than 4.

UPDATE 19:40: According to the latest data provided by the Turkish Anadolu agency, the death toll reached 438.

UPDATE 19:05: Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu broadcast on Twitter a message of solidarity: “We stand in solidarity with Turkey and Greece, after the strong earthquake that hit both countries today. We express our deepest condolences for the loss of life and regret the material damage suffered. We want a speedy recovery for the injured. “

UPDATE 19:00: According to CNN Turkey, the death toll rose sharply to 12 dead and 419 injured.

UPDATE 18:45: At least eight people have died in Turkey and Greece after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, according to Reuters.

Six people were killed in Turkey, and in Greece, two teenagers, a boy and a girl, were killed on the island of Samos after a wall collapsed on them, CNN also detailed.

UPDATE 18:05: CNN Turkey reports that the number of injured has reached 257.

At the same time, Turkish television specified that there were 84 aftershocks after the earthquake, and 16 of them had a magnitude greater than 4.

UPDATE 17:45: Gabriel Șopandă, the Romanian ambassador in Ankara, declared by Libertatea that, from the information available so far, “there is no information according to which no Romanian was injured, killed or affected” by the earthquake that hit Turkey.

UPDATE 17:40: Reuters released an updated assessment of the earthquake victims. So far, 6 people have been reported dead and 202 injured.

UPDATE 17:18: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that urgent measures have been taken to obtain information on the existence of Romanian citizens among those affected by the earthquake.

“So far, the Turkish and Greek authorities have not notified the Romanian diplomatic or consular missions in the two states about the existence of Romanian citizens among those affected, and no requests for consular assistance have been received from the Romanian missions.” , shows the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement.

UPDATE 17:15: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted on Twitter, stating that “we are with our citizens affected by the earthquake, with all means at our disposal.”

“We have taken steps to start the necessary work, with all the competent institutions,” Erdogan said.

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With all the means of our state, we support our citizens affected by the earthquake. We act to initiate the necessary work in the region with all of our relevant institutions and ministers.

– Recep Tayyip Erdogan (@RTErdogan) October 30, 2020

UPDATE 17:05: The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey has risen to 152, according to CNN Turkey.

The television announced that search and rescue efforts in Izmir continued on 12 buildings destroyed or damaged.

UPDATE 16:35: According to a first assessment published by the Turkish Ministry of Health, at least four people died and 120 were injured.

“Unfortunately, four of our fellow citizens lost their lives in the earthquake. In total, 120 of our fellow citizens were injured,” Fahrettin Koca posted on Twitter, Digi24.ro writes.

UPDATE 16:30: The honorary director of the National Institute of Earth Physics, Gheorghe Mărmureanu, stated for Libertatea that in Romania no reason to fear the strong Aegean earthquake.

UPDATE 16:10: Turkish publications and international photographic agencies have published several images of the city of Izmir, the one most affected by the earthquake.

Here, people watched in horror as a block collapsed.

UPDATE 16:00: According to CNN Turk, the provisional count shows that 120 people were injured in Turkey and another 4 lost their lives.

UPDATE 15:40: Turkey’s Emergency and Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake’s magnitude was 7.

UPDATE 15:30: Several buildings in Izmir collapsed after the strong earthquake.

In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, dramatic images appeared on Facebook and Twitter.

BREAKING – Power earthquake hits #Samos, Greece. The massive #earthquake it has even demolished buildings in the city of Izmir in Turkey. pic.twitter.com/BcRZQNk8Z5

– Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 30, 2020

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The magnitude 7 earthquake struck on Friday in the Aegean Sea and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, local and international seismological centers announced, Reuters reports.

The quake occurred around 11:50 GMT and was felt along the Turkish Aegean coast and in the northwestern part of the Sea of ​​Marmara, writes Agerpres.

So far no casualties have been reported, but images from the Turkish city of Izmir showed collapsed buildings.

21 years ago, several people died as a result of the strong earthquake that hit the Izmir coast in 1999, Mediafax says.

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