Earthquake-shaking images: Turkey's post-earthquake image goes viral, shocks everyone
Earthquake-shaking images: Turkey's post-earthquake image goes viral, shocks everyone
These two pictures are going viral after the earthquake in Turkey.
The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. Several buildings have collapsed in the western Turkish province of Izmir. However, the exact number of casualties in this natural disaster is not known. The epicenter was reported at 13 km (8 miles) northeast of the Greek island of Samos, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. The United States has said the quake had a magnitude of 7.
Many people are likely to be trapped in the buildings that collapsed due to the quake
People carry out rescue work in a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey. The epicenter was reported at 16.5 kilometers below the epicenter, according to the president of Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Agency.
Turkish media have reported that a high-rise building collapsed in Izmir, with people climbing on the rubble of the building and launching rescue operations. The woman is being helped out of the rubble. The collapse of the building caused widespread fog in many parts of central Izmir.
The quake affected Aegean and Marmara, including Istanbul. The governor of Istanbul said there were no casualties in the quake. Turkey and Greece are still experiencing a number of aftershocks. The quake affected as far as Bulgaria.
Locals said they had never experienced an earthquake of such magnitude before. A Greek police spokesman said some of the older buildings were badly damaged.
Locals and rescue teams have been called in to help in the aftermath of the quake. People are being evacuated from the collapsed building and the injured are being shifted to hospitals for immediate treatment.
People came out of their homes. There was an atmosphere of fear among the people due to the strong tremors of the earthquake
