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Friday, October 30, 2020

7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Turkey & Greece | 10 Killed, Dozens Injured In Turkey

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Turkey, killing at least ten people and injuring dozens more.

According to media reports, the quake hit the Turkish city of Izmir with a magnitude of 7.0 on the rector scale.

According to the foreign news agency, the quake had a depth of 16.5 km and was felt on the west coast of Turkey. The tremors were also felt in Bulgaria and Greece.

According to the British news agency, there are fears of deaths due to the earthquake, Turkey and Greece are on the fault line where earthquakes often occur.

According to the Turkish news agency Anatolia, the governor of Istanbul said that the tremors were also felt in Istanbul.

According to Turkish media, several people are still missing after the earthquake in Turkey, while Turkey and Greece have agreed to help each other in difficult times.

Turkey's health minister wrote on the social networking site Twitter that four people were killed and 120 were injured in the incident. Our rescue teams have begun rehabilitation work. We are with the families of the victims. We are very sorry for the loss of life.

In the aftermath of the quake, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wrote on the social networking site Twitter: "We stand with the people in this hour of need. We have taken notice. Instructions issued.

After the quake, seawater entered residential areas in Izmir and along the Aegean coast.

Residents of the island of Samos have been urged to stay away from coastal areas as there is a risk of high waves as a result of the quake.

It should be noted that in 1999, an earthquake in Izmir, Turkey, killed about 17,000 people.

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