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Friday’s earthquake in Turkey claimed at least 26 lives and injured more than 800.
But local authorities fear that the death toll will rise as massive search and rescue efforts continue.
“All the resources of our state have been sent to help those affected by the earthquake,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The strong earthquake occurred around 1 p.m. yesterday north of the Greek island of Samos and west of Izmir, which is Turkey’s third largest city. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale and occurred at a depth of about 16 kilometers in the Mediterranean Gulf between the two countries.
26 dead
The latest death toll is that 26 people have died and some 800 people have been injured in the earthquake. But that number is expected to increase.
During the night of Friday and the night before Saturday, massive search and rescue efforts have been carried out in both the Greek archipelago and Turkey.
One of the most affected areas is the Turkish city of Izmir, which has about 4.5 million inhabitants and is the third largest city in Turkey.
Photo: DARKO BANDIC / AP
The Turkish city of Izmir, which has about 4.5 million inhabitants, is one of the worst affected areas.
“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, according to TT.
The search operation has been massive overnight and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says according to The Guardian that all the country’s resources are involved in the operation after the earthquake.
Photo: DARKO BANDIC / AP
It is not known how many are still missing.
Two teenagers among the victims
Turkey’s disaster preparedness authority says at least 24 people have died in Izmir. One of them was an old woman who drowned in the great bodies of water that flooded the city after the earthquake.
On the Greek island of Samos, two teenagers are said to have died when they were hit by a falling wall, the newspaper writes. At least 19 people must have been injured on the island.
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