An earthquake in the Aegean Sea triggered flooding of coastal areas of Turkey and Greece.
The earthquake of 7.0 magnitude struck on 30 October 2020, causing over 20 buildings to collapse in Turkey’s Izmir Province. As of 01 November, 41 people had died and almost 900 injured in the province. The earthquake also caused buildings to collapse on the Greek island of Samos, where at least 2 fatalities were reported.
Videos shared on Social Media showed flooding in coastal areas after the quake had triggered a mini tsunami. Streets were flooded and boats swept inland in areas of Samos in Greece and in the districts of Cesme and Seferihisar in Izmir Province in Turkey.
Social Media
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
#BREAKING – A Tsunami warning has been issued for the #Greek Island of Samos
Also a video has emerged in which water can be seen receding in izmir #Turkey pic.twitter.com/FQ0HpW95iM
— Dwain Jude D’silva (@JudeDwain) October 30, 2020
İzmir’de arama kurtarma çalışmaları, AFAD, JAK, Sahil Güvenlik, itfaiye, belediyeler ve STK’lardan 2.076 arama kurtarma personeli, 21 arama köpeği ve 280 araçla aralıksız devam ediyor.
Bölgede müdahale ve iyileştirme çalışmaları kapsamında toplamda 5.748 personel görev alıyor. pic.twitter.com/yky6cyVEhf
— A F A D (@AFADBaskanlik) November 1, 2020
