Volunteers search for survivors in a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey.
New Delhi:
At least 22 people were killed and several injured on Friday when a powerful earthquake hit Turkey’s west coast and parts of Greece.
The scale of destruction captured by the camera showed entire building blocks reduced to rubble, water gushing through the streets of coastal towns after a tsunami warning, and people panicking lacking buildings.
Much of the damage has occurred in and around the Aegean seaside town of Izmir, which has a population of three million and is filled with high-rise buildings.
People on social media expressed shock and prayed for Turkey.
May Allah help Turkey 🤲🏻 #Pray for the turkeypic.twitter.com/WRvQwPuU6V
– Officiel_HMPI (@Official_HMPI) October 31, 2020
In one of those videos that went viral on social media, CCTV footage from inside a restaurant’s kitchen showed staff members huddled under tables in fear as the earthquake struck. ‘a magnitude of 7.0 violently shook the building.
In another video which also went viral, water from an apparent sea wave flooded the streets of one of the towns near Izmir. And aerial images showed large piles of debris at the location of the building.
Thick plumes of white smoke towered over various parts of the city where tall buildings had collapsed. Rescuers, aided by residents and sniffer dogs, used chainsaws to try to make their way through the rubble of a destroyed seven-story building.
My heart goes out to all who are touched by this terrible #Earthquake in Turkey and Greece. ???????? ????????
Yet another tragedy in these difficult times. Compassion, humanity and hope must move us forward at this time.
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– Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 30, 2020
Some of the strongest earthquakes in the world have been recorded along a fault line that runs through Turkey to Greece.
In 1999, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people, including 1,000 in Istanbul.
In Greece, the last deadly earthquake killed two people on the island of Kos, near Samos, in July 2017.
