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Latest news .. AFAD announced that a 6.6 magnitude earthquake has occurred, the epicenter of which is off Seferihisar in the Aegean Sea. AFAD announced that a 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred, the epicenter of which is off Seferihisar in the Aegean Sea.
THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO LOST LIVES INCREASES TO 21 AND THE NUMBER OF INJURED TO 804
The following statements were made in the press release issued by AFAD at 02:30 hours:
“On Friday, October 30, 2020, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred off Seferihisar, in the Aegean Sea, at 14.51 hours. The distance of the earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 16.54 km, to the Seferihisar district of Izmir, which is the closest settlement unit, is 17.26 km, with a total of 296 aftershocks, 27 of which were greater than 4.
According to the first information received from SAKOM, a total of 21 citizens lost their lives, one of them due to drowning. A total of 804 citizens were injured, 743 in İzmir, 5 in Manisa, 2 in Balıkesir and 54 in Aydın. Search and rescue activities have been completed in 4 buildings out of 17 buildings in İzmir; Work continues on 13 buildings. “
MINISTER KOCA: OUR HEAD IS RIGHT
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Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said: “Our 38 ambulances, 35 UMKE teams and 2 ambulance helicopters are at the scene. We support the people of Izmir with all our support. Thank you.”
WITNESS: WE SURVIVED THE LAST TIME
Zeki Soysal, a witness who participated in the CNN Türk broadcast, recounted the moments of horror he experienced. Soysal said: “We went out with my son at the last minute. There are those who are under the rubble,” he said. Soysal’s words are as follows:
“Our building was demolished in Bayraklı, it was my workplace. We pulled one last old woman out of the rubble, rescued her. The building next door was also destroyed, work is being done. There are those under the rubble. We go out in the last moment with my son. I took the step at the last moment. The building collapsed and collapsed. ” Our building had eight floors and my workplace was at the bottom. All the apartments were full in the collapsed building next door. “
PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN RECEIVES INFORMATION ABOUT SEARCH AND RESCUE WORKS IN IZMIR
PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a phone call with AFAD President Mehmet Güllüoğlu and İzmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger about the earthquake that occurred in İzmir.
During the meetings, President Erdogan received information about the earthquake and search and rescue efforts that occurred in Izmir.
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NEW UYARI FROM AFAD
In the AFAD statement, ‘Do not enter damaged buildings in the disaster area. Roads should be left empty for emergency vehicles. When the houses are abandoned after the earthquake, if there is no smell of natural gas in the environment, the natural gas and water valves and electrical switches should be turned off.
AK PARTY IZMIR DEPUTY: ABOUT 20 DEMOLIDED BUILDINGS
AK Party Deputy in Izmir Atilla Kaya: There is a destruction of the buildings in Bayraklı and Bornova. My request from my fellow citizens is to unload the safety lanes. We have the information that about 20 buildings were destroyed. I repeat my call, it is very important to clear the safety lane.
MINISTER OF INTERIOR SOYLU: THE REPORT OF 6 BUILDINGS HAS BEEN DESTROYED
Interior Minister Soylu said: “So far, there has been a notification that 6 buildings have been demolished in Izmir Bornova and Bayraklı. There has been no notice of loss of life and small cracks in buildings in Uşak, Denizli, Manisa, Balıkesir, Aydın and Muğla “. found in the description.
Search and rescue work was started on a building collapsed due to an earthquake in the Bayraklı district.
‘THERE IS DEMOLITION OF NEAR 20 BUILDINGS’
The Mayor of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Tunç Soyer, said: “There are demolition notices in almost 20 buildings.” said.
İZMİR GOVERNOR KÖŞGER: NO LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTY
Regarding the severe earthquake that occurred, Izmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger said: “There is no information about the loss of life and property transferred to us. We will go to the crisis center, we will transfer whatever information.” made the explanation.
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GOVERNOR OF ISTANBUL: NEGATIVES NOT REPORTED
The last minute statement came from the governor of Istanbul. Yerlikaya said in his statement: According to data from AFAD; At 2:51 p.m., there was a 6.6 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter of the Aegean Sea: Seferihisar. No negativity was reported regarding the earthquake that was felt in Istanbul. Pass all our citizens and İzmir. “
MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT OF SEFERİHİSAR: TODOS TELAŞLI
The mayor of Seferihisar, İsmail Adult, participated in the CNN Türk broadcast … Adult said:
“At the moment there is no news of a death and so on. Everyone is out of their troubled houses. We have experienced 3-4 aftershocks. There are still aftershocks. There is no negative news. Everyone is out now.”
MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT OF BERGAMA: A VERY SERIOUS EARTHQUAKE
Mayor of Bergama: We were in the municipality at the time of the earthquake. Our villages are being searched one by one at the moment, we are trying to reach our mukhtars. Our friends are working. It was a really severe earthquake. I hope it does not happen again. So far there is no news of destruction from here. Nor do we feel replicas.
EXPERTS COMMENTED …
While attending the CNN Türk live broadcast, Prof. Dr. Suleyman Pampal commented on the earthquake; The earthquake expert Prof. Dr. Salomón Pampal:
“The good thing is that the frequency of large earthquakes is lower, this benefit. There is a difference of 10 to 15 times between 6.6 and 7. 6.6 still has a destructive effect in our country. The acceleration of the earthquake decreases as it moves away from the upper center. It is a possibility that the earthquake is in the sea, it also reduces its destructive effect. ” the earthquake is felt in a wide area. “
Hasan Özbilir, director of the Eylül University Earthquake Center:
“There may be some problems on the sides from Seferihisar to Urla. I think the earthquake will not cause a tsunami hazard. The island of Samos may suffer further damage.”
