Strong Aegean Sea earthquake strikes Turkey’s Izmir

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Strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Aegean Sea rattles Turkey and Greece, casualties feared

Bugra Gokce, secretary general of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, told Turkish news channel NTV that several houses in the city had been destroyed in the tremor.

Turkish media said the earthquake was felt across the regions of Aegean and Marmara, where Istanbul is located. Istanbul’s governor said there were no reports of damage. The quake was felt across the eastern Greek islands and even in the Greek capital Athens. Greek media said the residents of Samos and other islands fled their homes, while some rockfalls were reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Residents of Samos, an island with a population of about 45,000, were urged to stay away from coastal areas, Eftyhmios Lekkas, head of Greece's organisation for anti-seismic planning, told Greece's Skai TV.There were no immediate reports of injuries.Source: TRTWorld and agencies

 

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