Many scientists and experts warn that an expected earthquake of at least 7.2 magnitude in Istanbul could kill hundreds of thousands. - A powerful earthquake hit Greece and Turkey on October 30, 2020, causing buildings to collapse and a sea surge that flooded streets in the Turkish resort city of Izmir. AFAD said the earthquake was centred in the Aegean at a depth of 16.5 kilometres and registered at magnitude-6.6. The earthquake . This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. "My niece and my aunt have been saved, but we are still waiting for news about other families. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey said the earthquake happened at around 1150 GMT at a depth of 16.54 km, and the epicenter was 17.26 km off the Seferihisar district. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted condolences, saying: "Words are too poor to describe what one feels before the loss of children.". Inevitably, the working class pays the heaviest toll in lives when cheap, vulnerable housing and buildings collapse. Kemal Aslan, Reuters ISTANBUL — The death toll from Friday's earthquake in the Aegean Sea has reached 100, with the deaths of 98 people in Turkey's western city of Izmir, disaster authorities said. Ismail Yetiskin, Mayor of Izmir's Seferihisar, said sea levels rose as a result of the quake. İzmir was rattled by a 5,1-magnitude tremor at 8:46 a.m. and then by an aftershock registering 4.8 on the Richter scale little over an hour later, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.. The Turkish Medical Association stated that widespread coronavirus testing should be urgently planned and performed in the affected area. Team members from the 39th Air Base Wing, headquartered in Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, responded quickly to ensure the 425th ABS’s safety, mental health and operational restoration. The primary brunt of the casualties was born near Izmir, where the shockwaves caused panic and compelled residents to seek refuge under the open sky as neighboring buildings collapsed. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. "Turkey, too, is always ready to help Greece heal its wounds. Turkish media said the earthquake was felt across the regions of Aegean and Marmara, where Istanbul is located but Istanbul's Governor said there were no reports of damage in the city. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan after the earthquake and wrote on Twitter: âWhatever our differences, these are times when our people need to stand together.â ErdoÄan responded, saying: âTurkey, too, is always ready to help Greece heal its wounds.â. ErdoÄan said in Izmir that all the needs of the citizens whose homes were damaged will be met and that new ones will be built by the state. Update (1307 ET): By Friday evening, rescuers searched through collapsed buildings in Izmir, Turkey after a powerful earthquake killed at least 12 and left hundreds wounded. 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On Samos, damage was reported to buildings and roads, and residents were warned to stay away from the coast for fear of a tsunami. Terrifying videos and pictures available here. IZMIR, Turkey -- The 425th Air Base Squadron stationed in Izmir, Turkey, was affected by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Oct. 30, 2020 near the city. The earthquake struck at 13:51 local time at a magnitude of 7.0, according to the US Geological Survey while Turkey’s Emergency Management Agency put it at 6.6 magnitude. Mr Erdogan responded to the tweet with his thanks and offered his condolences. There are no serious preparations, however, either for Istanbul or cities in the rest of Turkey. Twenty-two die in Turkey's Izmir province and on Greece's Samos island, with a mini-tsunami triggered. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, with an epicentre 13 kilometres north-north-east of the Greek island of Samos. Izmir’s mayor Tunc Soyer told CNN Turk that 20 buildings had collapsed, with officials focusing their rescue efforts on 17 of them. "There seems to be a small tsunami," he told broadcaster NTV. Turkish and Greek officials, who have pursued a dangerous military confrontation in the eastern Mediterranean over oil and gas resources, threatening to spark a regional war, made hypocritical statements of âsolidarityâ after the earthquake. Covering Izmir Earthquake . Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after quake. Death toll grows after 6.7 magnitude earthquake destroys houses in Greece and Turkey Video shared on social media showed plumes of dust rising from collapsing buildings in Turkish province of Izmir Rescuers have pulled more than 100 earthquake survivors from the rubble of Izmir By Isil Sariyuce, Yusuf Gezer and Laura Smith-Spark , CNN Updated 3:02 PM ET, Sat October 31, 2020 ISTANBUL, Nov 3 — The death toll from Friday’s earthquake in the Aegean Sea has reached 100, with the deaths of 98 people in Turkey’s western city of Izmir, disaster authorities said. "They said there are four dead bodies underneath the ruins, but we don't know who they are. The earthquake caused the most damage in Izmir… The main problem is poverty.â. 2 November 2020 The death toll has risen to 87 after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake near the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea hit both the city of Izmir … Two consecutive earthquakes hit Turkey’s third-largest city of Izmir and its environ on early Monday. "This tragedy reminds us once again how close we are despite our differences over policy. AFAD said there were 244 aftershocks, 24 of which were above 4 on the Richter scale. Throughout this period, local authorities changed citiesâ development plans so that construction companies built huge buildings and made billions, but did nothing for earthquake preparedness. This came after they tried to march to Ankara to demand back wages and other benefits owed for years, only to be blocked and attacked by police and gendarmerie forces. The preventable deaths and destruction after the earthquake in the Aegean Sea have made clear once again that capitalism and establishment parties that defend it are the major obstacle to building a world in which masses of people can live without fear of the impact of natural disasters. Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that 38 ambulances, two ambulance helicopters and 35 medical rescue teams were working in Izmir. Moreover, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has only aggravated the plight facing thousands of people in Izmir. "We have a number of families live here, and we are waiting hopelessly," said Buket, a local resident of Izmir's Bayrakli. You have not heard, and you will not hear, about rich people being pulled from the wreckage. At least 607 people were confirmed injured in Turkey and rescue efforts were underway in 17 buildings in the city of Izmir after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit … The death toll has risen to 87 after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake near the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea hit both the city of Izmir in western Turkey and Samos in Greece on Friday. Some of his ministers also spoke, climbing atop wrecked buildings where search and rescue work was still being carried out, pledging aid to earthquake victims. Aftermath in İzmir as 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey and Greece – video ... “There are no numbers for deaths … News World Deaths, destruction and floods as earthquake shakes Greece and Turkey 5:50am, Oct 31, 2020 Updated: 12:29pm, Oct 31 Deaths, destruction and floods as earthquake shakes Greece and Turkey In particular, an earthquake disaster is approaching in Istanbul, which is home to nearly 16 million people, or almost 20 percent of the Turkish population. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday, killing at least 80 people, and injuring nearly 1,000 in Turkey and Greece.. Rescue workers carry a 4-year-old girl, Ayda Gezgin, out from a collapsed building after an earthquake in the Aegean port city of Izmir [Reuters] 3 Nov 2020 facebook As of Wednesday morning, search and rescue efforts had ended and work has begun to clear the rubble of the flattened buildings. Initially, Turkish Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu stated that at least six buildings were destroyed in İzmir, but the city's mayor Tunç Soyer later put the number of collapsed buildings closer to 20. "There seems to be a small tsunami," he told broadcaster NTV. ... bringing deaths and floods. Turkey is an earthquake-prone country, sitting atop two major fault lines as well as fault lines in the Aegean Sea. Relations between Turkey and Greece have been particularly tense, with warships from both facing off in the eastern Mediterranean in a dispute over maritime boundaries and energy exploration rights. ... (Izmir-Seferihisar Offshore) Earthquake Field Observations On Seismic And Structural Damage. A large part of the islandâs Virgin Mary church collapsed. Turkey's disaster relief agency reported 20 deaths and nearly 800 injuries, while in Greece two teenagers died on their way … Ilke Cide, a doctoral student who was in Izmir's Guzelbahce region during the earthquake, said he went inland after waters rose. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. This requires a struggle to transfer political power to the working classâa struggle for international socialism, based on planning global economic life. Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, November 2, 2020. "God please help us, and we don't want to lose hope.". Izmir Mayor Tunc Soyer told CNN Turk that about 20 buildings collapsed. Many buildings and roads were damaged in Samos, which is 16 kilometres from the centre of the earthquake. The ongoing tension has led to fears of open conflict between the two neighbours and NATO allies. Izmir Governor Yavuz Selim Kosger said at a live broadcast that so far, 70 people have been rescued from the debris of the collapsed buildings in the province. A M7.0 earthquake hit Greece (Samos) and Turkey (Izmir) triggering deaths, injuries, tsunami, destruction on October 30, 2020. While the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) claims the quakeâs magnitude was 6.6, the United States Geological Survey measured it as 7.0. Izmir Seferihisar Earthquake Current Situation 114 Dead, 1035 Injured and 1.713 Aftershocks | On Friday, 30.10.2020, at 14.51, after the 6,6 magnitude earthquake off the Aegean Sea Seferihisar, 4 … AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). This loss of life was preventable and the result of a social crime. More than 17,000 people were killed in August 1999 when a magnitude-7.6 quake struck Izmit, a city south-east of Istanbul. Aftershocks approaching 5 in magnitude continue across the region. After the destruction in Izmir, search and rescue personnel have been joined by working people who have mobilized in solidarity with the earthquake victims. A cloud of dust and smoke … Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister, tweeted that he had phoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "to offer my condolences for the tragic loss of life from the earthquake that struck both our countries". In 2011, a quake in the eastern city of Van killed more than 500 people. An earthquake that triggered a "small tsunami" in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir leads to at least 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries, with two people dying on the nearby Greek island of Samos. "I am very used to earthquakes … so I didn't take it very seriously at first but this time it was really scary," he said, adding the earthquake had lasted for at least 25-30 seconds. Videos posted on Twitter showed flooding in the immediate aftermath of the quake. Izmir Governor Yavuz Selim KöÅger announced on October 25 that the number of cases in the city had doubled in the previous 10 days, killing 15 in just two days. In fact, the national government and the municipalities have all turned a blind eye to unplanned and uncontrolled construction for decades. Share. Turkish media showed wreckage of a multiple-storey building in central Izmir, with people climbing it to reach rescuers. International Committee of the Fourth International, Scientist warns Istanbul earthquake could kill hundreds of thousands. On the 30 th of October 2020, at 2:21 PM (local time), a powerful earthquake jolted the Aegean Sea, ravaging the coastal city of Izmir and the Greek island of Samos. Over 600 people were injured in the large city of Izmir… Izmir residents therefore could not enter their homes and spent the night in tents set up in the streets and parks. Cars in Izmir's Seferihisar district had been dragged by the water and piled on top of each other. The earthquake leveled 17 buildings in İzmir, where the last survivor, a four-year-old girl, was pulled out from the rubble on Tuesday morning, 91 hours after the earthquake struck. That two neighbours show solidarity in difficult times is more valuable than many things in life," he wrote. The earthquake, which the Istanbul-based Kandilli Institute said had a magnitude of 6.9, was centred in the Aegean northeast of Samos. Water rose above the dock in the main harbour of Samos and flooded the street. Published 30 October 2020. Nov 4, 2020 IZMIR, Turkey — The morning of Nov. 3, a group of rescuers pulled out 3-year-old Ayda Gezgin out of the rubble. Search and rescue teams search the rumble of a collapsed building for survivors on October 31, 2020, in Izmir, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey’s western coast and parts of … This is the principal reason for the loss of life and property in earthquakes. The government has no plan besides calling on people to stay calm. For decades, Ankara and local governments have made almost no investment in social infrastructure, such as renovating flimsy buildings, planning settlements based on earthquake risk, and preparing for post-earthquake recovery and treatment. Scientists have repeatedly called on the government and local administrations to take due precautions, especially after a horrific earthquake in 1999 in the Marmara region killed more than 17,000 and left nearly 250,000 homeless, according to official figures. October 30, 2020, M 7.0 Earthquake. At least 20 people are dead and hundreds more injured after a strong earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos. With this, all are trying to hide the governmentâs crime of negligence on earthquake preparedness since it took power in 2002. The earthquake levelled buildings in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir, where a small tsunami struck the Seferihisar district.