Earthquake in Turkey: 3-year-olds recovered from the rubble after 65 hours - rescuers burst into tears

There has been a strong earthquake in Turkey.

Twitter videos show terrifying images of collapsing buildings and the tsunami as it thunders through the towns.

• A severe

  earthquake off the coast of Izmir

  shakes

  western Turkey, the Aegean Sea and parts of Greece

  .

• Turkish media reports of

  numerous collapsed buildings and panic in the streets:

  On the

  island of Samos

  , it came as a result to a

  tsunami

  , the coast around Izmir was hit.

• The authorities report a total of more than

  80 fatalities.

• A video of the tsunami is attached.

  (see update from October 30, 2:37 p.m.)

Update November 2, 13:39:

A

is

after the devastating

in

been recovered.

“We

rescued

our three year old

in

after 65 hours alive from the rubble.

We are here until we have reached the last one, ”wrote the

protection

on Monday morning on Twitter.

The rescue of the girl could be seen on TV pictures.

Helpers carried the child into a hospital tent.

Rescue after 65 hours: emergency services rescue three-year-old girl from the rubble

The

clutching a firefighter's finger as she was taken away on a stretcher Monday morning.

workers clapped and cheered, some burst into

.

Fireman

later

told

the Turkish broadcaster

that the girl did not let go of his hand until she reached the hospital

.

He is part of an Istanbul rescue team that

traveled

to

to provide support

.

#Turkey: 3-year-old girl rescued 65 hours after #quake https://t.co/bskbuQFHuf pic.twitter.com/VxnKukt9bT

- ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) November 2, 2020

Celik

said they had been focused on

since Sunday night

.

When they discovered the child lying on its back, they first thought it was dead. “She had dust on her face, her face was snow-white.

When we cleaned her face,

her eyes, that was when we were really frozen, ”he said.

The girl smiled at her.

It is a

.

“I reached out my hand, Elif was clinging to my hand.

That's how we got them out, ”said Celik.

“

"

Severe earthquake in Izmir: the death toll is over 80 - more than 100 people have already been saved

The

the three-year-old told journalists: “I am very happy.

May God reward them (the saviors).

I am reunited with

, and soon she will also be reunited with her mother and siblings.

My prayers were answered. ”The

girl's

and her

had already

been

from the rubble of an eight-story building after 23 hours

on

(see update from October 31, 4:09 pm).

According to Health Minister

, one child, a seven-year-old boy, died and other residents were treated.

Also early Monday, a

from the rubble

and taken to a

after first aid on site

, as the state news agency

reported.

The youngster had reportedly been

under the

.

According to official information,

have so far been

after the earthquake on Friday

.

The emergency services continued to look for survivors on Monday.

In total

the earthquake claimed

in

and

people were

.

Earthquake in Turkey and Greece: a woman and her three children are rescued

Update from October 31, 4:09 p.m

.: Around 23 hours after the

,

according to media reports,

were rescued from the rubble

in the western Turkish city of

.

They were carried to the ambulance on couches to applause, as was shown on recordings on the

broadcaster

on Saturday.

According to

, the

helpers then tried to get to

the fourth child, who was suspected to be under the rubble.

It was initially unclear whether it was still alive.

The rescue workers were able to contact the woman beforehand.

"When you hear my voice, knock three times," called a helper.

The woman then gave a sound signal.

According to

,

her husband recorded

where he suspected his wife to be in the apartment.

According to the latest information,

killed in

the quake on Friday afternoon

.

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The aerial photo of a drone shows how rescue workers in Izmir try to rescue residents from the rubble of a collapsed building.

© Uncredited / IHA / AP / dpa

Earthquake devastates island and coast - video shows tsunami - death toll rises

Update from October 31, 8:49 a.m.:

The death toll has

risen drastically again

after the

: a total of

have died so far as a result of the disaster on Friday.

More than 800 people were injured, reports the state news agency

, citing the

protection

.

In the night from Friday to Saturday there were supposed to have been hundreds of

- according to the disaster control department on Saturday morning even one of the magnitude 5.0 in the region of the

.

The

particularly

hard hit by the earthquakes.

Around 1200 rescue teams and helpers are still looking for survivors in the rubble here.

On Saturday night, a woman was rescued from a completely destroyed building after 17 hours, and nine other buildings in the area were searched, reports

.

The center of the earthquake was in the

, right in front of the

and

hit

it with full force: According to

first quake on Friday afternoon was

6.6 - the

even speaks of strength 7.

Both on the

and on the

, a

triggered by the violent quake caused

the water to overflow its banks.

Video recordings from Samos showed cars washed away, which then came to a stop across the street, as well as completely flooded cellars and shops.

The residents of Samos were called upon to escape from the

in

of collapsing and to spend the night outdoors

, although

the

initially unsure whether this was the main quake.

now has

to mourn

.

Update from October 30, 6:31 p.m.:

The number of dead in

has

risen to 12

after the

.

At least 419 people were injured, said the Turkish civil protection agency Afad.

This increased the

.

Greek authorities had reported two dead on the island of Samos.

According to media reports, eight injured people are being treated in the hospital.

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Turkey, Izmir: Rescue workers and local residents try to reach people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building after a strong earthquake measuring 6.6 in the Aegean Sea off Seferihisar in the Turkish province of Izmir.

The tremors were also felt in Greece.

© Ismail Gokmen / AP / dpa

Earthquakes in Turkey and Greece: Young people die on their way home from school

Update from October 30, 5:37 p.m.:

On the Greek island of

,

after the

.

According to Greek media reports, the girl and boy in the small town of Vathy were walking home after school when walls collapsed in a narrow alley due to the quake.

Greek authorities had previously reported eight injuries who had been taken to hospital on the island after the earthquake.

There is still uncertainty about other injured or dead people.

Turkey: Severe earthquake hits Izmir - six dead recovered

Update from October 30, 4:01 p.m.: EU Council President Charles Michel

reacted to the incidents and

.

Meanwhile, the Turkish Interior Ministry is sorting out the numbers that are circulating in the media.

A total of

were therefore

collapsed, a total of

.

The

meanwhile increased to at least

, as the Turkish disaster control authority reports, and

were injured

.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and was so severe because of its long duration.

should have stopped for

.

It was reportedly

felt

as

.

Update from October 30th, 3:28 pm:

"

", reports

about the natural disaster in the Aegean: "My memories are with the people in the region.

In order to prevent worse things from happening, we must now

, especially in Moria. ”The large refugee camp was recently hit by a major fire, now the many people there are again in danger.

Turkey: Severe earthquake hits Izmir, tsunami Samos - at least four dead and 120 injured

Update from October 30th, 3:08 p.m.:

Fahrettin Koca, Minister of Health of Turkey, spoke to the newspaper Hürriyet of

.

are currently

in use.

Update from October 30, 2:57 p.m.:

Details about

are still

.

The Turkish Environment Minister, Murat Kurum, reported on the TV channel TRT, now of

who could be rescued from the rubble.

Turkey earthquake: Erdogan announces aid

"We are by our state's means to support our

"

now

assures

immediate help. "We have

to start the necessary work in the region with all relevant institutions and ministries." The Turkish head of state will definitely put the terrorist attack in Nice on the back burner.

İzmir'de meydana gelen # deprem'den etkilenen tüm vatandaşlarımıza geçmiş olsun.

Devletimizin tüm imkanlarıyla depremden etkilenen vatandaşlarımızın yanındayız.

İlgili tüm kurumlarımızla, bakanlarımızla bölgede gerekli çalışmalara başlamak için harekete geçtik.

- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) October 30, 2020

An earthquake is followed by a tsunami: Samos island hit by high waves - pictures show flooding

Update from October 30, 2:37 p.m.:

As feared

.

Turkish authorities had already issued a warning that the German geological research center

calculated

the

.

Now Greek TV pictures show

.

Videos of

public

from Turkey

.

Another tsunami footage from the earthquake in Izmir province of Turkey.

This one is really dangerous pic.twitter.com/62zfddWSi8

- Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) October 30, 2020

Severe earthquake shakes Turkey: follow-up tsunami threatens to hit a metropolis - video shows massive collapse

First report from October 30, 2.30 p.m.:

Istanbul - There

has been a

in

.

The

state news agency Anadolu reported on Friday that the

epicenter of the

quake

was in the

in the

.

The tremors were also felt in Greece.

The

has been

particularly

hit, where there have been reports of building damage.

The

, a landmark of the island, collapsed in parts.

Turkey: Violent earthquake in the west of the country - several buildings collapsed

The Turkish news channel TRT showed pictures of a

and reported panic on the streets during the quake.

Telephone connections were interrupted.

Unconfirmed sources speak of a total of 20

.

And the quake is likely to continue - an unusually long time.

Over 20 Buildings have Collapsed after 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake in #Izmir, Turkey

And they are going Down pic.twitter.com/4FKw8y9OgN

- Megh Updates 🚨 (@MeghUpdates) October 30, 2020

The television images showed larger clouds of dust hanging over the city.

In

an interview with the television station, the

said that so far no precise

made.

According to Anadolu, the quake occurred at 2:51 p.m. local time.

Turkey: Tsunami feared after the earthquake near Izmir - warning for the entire region

The Turkish portal Hürriyet reports of

.

Two of them are said to have reached a strength of 4.8.

Unfortunately

, the

no longer the only concern of the people on the

.

A

for the region

.

Pictures would clearly show how the water levels in front of the megacity are falling.

A clear

.

The German Research Center for Geosciences has already reported an "

" and calculated waves of up to 1.5 meters.

Tourists were hardly against during the incident.

Many countries, including Germany, assess the whole of Turkey as a risk area in the corona pandemic.

List of rubric lists: © picture alliance / Darko Bandic / AP / dpa