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Devastation in Izmir: Rescuers rescue wife and children alive - "When you hear my voice, knock three times"

2020-10-31T15:20:32.189Z


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.


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 major

    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 now report a total of

    28 fatalities.

  • In the update at 2:37 p.m. you can see a video of the tsunami.

Update from October 31, 4:09 p.m

.: Around 23 hours after the

severe earthquake in the Aegean

(see first report)

,

according to media reports,

a woman and three of her children

were rescued from the rubble

in the western Turkish city of

Izmir

.

They were carried to the ambulance on couches to applause, as was shown on recordings on the TRT station on Saturday.

According to TRT, 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 TRT, her husband recorded where he suspected his wife to be in the apartment.

According to the latest information,

28 people were

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

severe earthquake in the Aegean Sea

: a total of

25 people

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

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

Anadolu

, citing the

civil

protection

agency Afad

.

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

aftershocks

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

western Turkish district of Seferihisar

.

The

city ​​of Izmir was

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

Anadolu

.

The center of the earthquake was in the

Aegean Sea

, right in front of the

Turkish province

and

hit

it with full force: According to

Afad, the

first quake on Friday afternoon was

6.6 - the

US agency

USGS

even speaks of strength 7.

Both on the

Turkish west coast

and on the

Greek island of Samos

, a

tsunami

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

houses

in

danger

of collapsing and to spend the night outdoors

, although

the

Greek geologists were

initially unsure whether this was the main quake.

Samos

now has

to mourn

two of the total of 25 fatalities

.

Update from October 30th, 6:31 pm:

The number of dead in

western Turkey

has

risen to 12

after the

earthquake

.

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

This increased the

total number of deaths to 14

.

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 30th, 5:37 p.m.:

On the Greek island of

Samos

,

two 17-year-old youths were found dead

after the

earthquake

.

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 the island's hospital after the earthquake.

There is still uncertainty about other injured or dead people.

Turkey: Severe earthquake hits Izmir - six dead recovered

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

reacted to the incidents and

offered support to Turkey and Greece

.

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

A total of

six buildings

were therefore

in the city of Izmir

collapsed, a total of

20 in the entire region

.

The

number of deaths has

meanwhile increased to at least

six people

, as the Turkish disaster control authority reports, and

202 people

were injured

.

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

It

should have stopped for

30 seconds

.

It was reportedly

felt

as

far as the Greek capital, Athens

.

Update from October 30th, 3:28 pm:

"

Disasters do not stop at national borders

", reports

Green politician Cem Özdemir

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

ensure the safety of the people

, 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

at least four dead and 120 injured

.

70 ambulances and two rescue helicopters

are currently

in use.

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

Details about

injured or even dead in Izmir

or Samos

are still

missing

.

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

four people

who could be rescued from the rubble.

Turkey earthquake: Erdogan announces aid

"By all means our state we stand

our earthquake-affected citizens

to the side," says

Erdogan

now immediate help, "we have

taken measures

to make contact with all relevant institutions and ministries the necessary work in the region." The discussions about the 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

, the severe earthquake off Izmir will be followed by a tsunami

.

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

calculated

the

seaquake

.

Now Greek TV pictures show

flooded coastal promenades and cars washed away on the popular holiday island of Samos

.

Videos of

severe floods in and around the metropolis of Izmir are also being made

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 30th, 2.30 p.m.:

Istanbul - There

has been a

strong earthquake

in

western Turkey

.

The

state news agency Anadolu reported on Friday that the

epicenter of the

magnitude 6.6

quake

was in the

Aegean Sea off Seferihisar

in the

Turkish province of Izmir

.

The tremors were also felt in Greece.

The

island of Samos

has been

particularly

hard

hit, where there have been reports of building damage.

The

Kimsis Theotokou Church

, 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

collapsed building in Izmir

and reported panic on the streets during the quake.

Telephone connections were interrupted.

Unconfirmed sources speak of a total of 20

damaged houses

.

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

governor of Izmir

said that so far no precise

information about victims or damage has been

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

five aftershocks within 20 minutes and at least six damaged buildings in Izmir, Bornova and Bayrakli

.

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

Unfortunately

, the

earthquakes are

no longer the only concern of the people on the

coast around Izmir

.

A

tsunami warning was issued

for the region

.

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

A clear

warning sign of an impending tsunami

.

The German Research Center for Geosciences has already reported an "

earthquake with tsunami

" 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.

(ph / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network

List of rubric lists: © Uncredited / IHA / AP / dpa

Source: merkur

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