Earthquake shakes Turkey, Greece; death rate rises to 19
Gitanjali Mangal
October 31st 2020 11:35 AM --
Updated:
October 31st 2020 12:56 PM
Nineteen people have been killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday, bringing buildings crashing down and setting off tidal waves which slammed into coastal areas and islands.
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People ran onto streets in panic in the Turkish city of Izmir, after the quake struck with a magnitude of up to 7.0. Neighborhoods were deluged with surging seawater which swept debris inland and left fish stranded as it receded.
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Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said 17 people died, one due to drowning, while 709 people were injured. On the Greek island of Samos two teenagers, a boy and a girl, were found dead in an area where a wall had collapsed.
-PTC News