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Photo: Izmir earthquake (www.aa.com.tr)
Search and rescue operations continue in Izmir province
The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey’s Izmir has risen to 51. A total of 682 victims have been discharged from hospitals and 214 people remain in treatment.
This was stated by the vice president of Turkey Fuat Oktay, reports the Anadolu agency.
At 07:00 local time, the earthquake was followed by 812 aftershocks, 40 of which were greater than 4, according to the Government of Turkey’s Emergency Management and Prevention Administration (AFAD).
Search and rescue work continues in Izmir province.
We will remember, on the afternoon of October 30 in Turkish Izmir there was an earthquake, which caused serious damage to the city. The epicenter of the 6.6 magnitude earthquake was located off the Aegean coast. At least 896 people were injured.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on October 31, went to Izmir on Saturday to learn the steps to eliminate the consequences of the devastating earthquake.
As RBC-Ukraine reported, the tremors also reached the territory of Greece. The earthquake was felt by the inhabitants of Crete and Athens. On the Greek island of Samos, two people died under the rubble of a building.
