October 31. According to the Associated Press, hundreds of aftershocks have occurred after a magnitude 7 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea on the 30th.
According to the latest news, as a result of the earthquake, a total of 27 people have been killed and more than 800 people have been injured in the Turkish province of Izmir and the Greek island of Samos and nearby areas.
According to reports, the earthquake caused severe damage to Turkey’s Izmir Province and Greece’s Samos Island, and a large number of buildings were damaged.
According to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Committee, at least 25 people were killed in Izmir Province, including an elderly woman who died by drowning.
On the Greek island of Samos, two teenagers were killed after being hit by a collapsed wall. According to the Greek health authorities, at least 19 people were injured on the island. Two of them were sent to Athens for treatment and another seven were hospitalized on the island.
On the Greek island of Samos, two teenagers were killed after being hit by a collapsed wall. According to the Greek health authorities, at least 19 people were injured on the island.
Two of them were sent to Athens for treatment and another seven were hospitalized on the island.
According to reports, after the strong earthquake, a small tsunami was once triggered in Izmir Province and Samos. The streets of Vati, the main port town of Samos, were flooded by sea.
The authorities warned people to stay away from the coast and potentially damaged buildings.
Due to the frequent occurrence of aftershocks after the earthquake, the Turkish authorities in Izmir Province also warned people not to return to the damaged buildings, saying that these buildings may collapse in the strong aftershocks.
At the same time, there are still many people who dare not return to their homes despite being unharmed, choosing to spend the night on the street.
