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The earthquake in Izmir on Friday was felt in the Aegean and Marmara regions. AFAD announced the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.6. While the epicenter of the earthquake was announced as İzmir Seferihisar, the depth of the earthquake was measured at 16 kilometers.
Important events about the earthquake that shook Izmir are on our minute-by-minute news live blog …
13.50: Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced that the loss of life in the earthquake increased to 55. Noting that search and rescue efforts are continuing, Minister Koca announced that 3 of them are in intensive care and 8 citizens are in intensive care .
13.18: The identities of 3 people were revealed, whose bodies were exhumed in the 7-story Doğanlar apartment, which was completely destroyed by the earthquake in İzmir. Those who lost their lives were said to be Çiğdem Gümüşel, his son Rüzgar Gümüşel and Çiğdem Gümüşel’s mother, Belkıs Onat.
12.45: National Education Minister Ziya Selçuk said: “Detailed analysis is carried out of all small-scale damage, some cracks or some signs that are seen on the walls of our 139 schools. All preparations for the necessary repair work have been completed. Thank God we didn’t have any problems with our schools in Izmir, ”he said.
11.56: After the earthquake in Izmir, search and rescue efforts by search and rescue teams continue at the Doğanlar apartment in the Bayraklı district. During the studies, the bodies of two citizens were found.
11.10: Health Minister Fahrettin Koca also said he visited Buse Hasyılmaz. The husband said: “Buse Hasyılmaz, with whom our Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli spoke on the phone while he was under the rubble, has recovered his health and will be discharged in a day or two.” Minister Koca also warned the people of Izmir, where the earthquake occurred, against the coronavirus. The husband said: ‘We all had trouble saving lives. We may have neglected measures against the coronavirus. Let’s pay the necessary attention again. With the effect of the earthquake, conditions in Izmir have become suitable for the virus. Let’s prevent new victims by following the rules, ”he said.
10.40: Vice President Fuat Oktay relayed the breaking events related to the earthquake. Oktay said that activities in 26 areas of the region continue intensively. He announced that the number of people who lost their lives amounted to 51. Oktay announced that 831 aftershocks of 4 and more also occurred. Noting that there are 26 buildings urgently in need of demolition, Oktay said 3,880 tents will be set up for 21,000 people.
AFAD teams established tent cities at various points in Izmir to meet citizens’ shelter needs. Approximately 400 people live in 106 of the 210 tents that AFAD has built in the old stadium of the Bornova district.
10.30: Bitter news came of search and rescue efforts carried out on the remains of the 7-story Doğanlar apartment. The teams removed the lifeless bodies of 3 people from the rubble around 09:30. A total of 24 people, 14 of whom are alive, have been removed from the remains of the Doğanlar apartment so far.
10:05: The Kandilli Observatory announced that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off Kuşadasi. AFAD announced the magnitude of the earthquake at 4.5.
09.30: AFAD announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the İzmir earthquake was 49 and that 214 are still receiving treatment.
08.40: AFAD announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the İzmir earthquake was 44 and that treatment of 229 people continues.
07.00: AFAD announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquake amounted to 43.
05.30: AFAD announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquake amounted to 42.
