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One of the cities most affected by the earthquake is Izmir in Turkey, with three million inhabitants. The city’s mayor, Tunc Soyer, told CNN Turk that 20 buildings collapsed.
During the night, residents of the damaged buildings were allowed to sleep in tents that were temporarily set up near the landslides.
“Keep calm”
The governor of the region said that on Friday they managed to remove 70 people from the landslides, but it is not known how many are still missing.
During one of the rescue operations, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Bekir Pakdemirli, took part, speaking by phone with a girl who was buried under the landslides.
– We urge you to remain calm. Now we will try to lift the concrete block to reach you, said the minister during the operation.
Turkish authorities claim that 800 people were injured in the earthquake and that 24 people in the country died.
The earthquake, which occurred in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece, was felt in several Turkish provinces and on the Greek islands of Samos and Crete, as well as in the capital Athens. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a magnitude of 7.0. The Turkish disaster authority Afad reported 6.6.
Unexpected neighborhood harmony
Greek authorities have reported two deaths so far: the dead are said to have been two teenagers heading home from school on the island of Samos when the earthquake struck.
The earthquake comes at a time of cold relations between Greece and Turkey that have clashed in the eastern Mediterranean over issues of natural resources and territorial borders. In the prevailing circumstances, the hatchet has been buried.
“Regardless of our differences, this is a time when our people must stand together,” wrote Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Twitter.
“I thank you, that two neighbors show solidarity in difficult times is worth more than much in life”, answered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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