30 October 2020 14:40
Mini-tsunami off the coast of the Turkish city. Other collapses also occurred in some Greek islands and in the city of Athens
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Collapse on the island of Samos – The quake, recorded in the sea north of Samos, caused the collapse of the front of the church of Panagia Theotokou in Karlovassi, one of the tourist resorts on the Greek island. In Vathi, another island center, uninhabited houses have collapsed. The inhabitants of the island have poured into the streets in panic, but at the moment no deaths or injuries are reported.
Izmir, the appeal of the authorities: “Do not go home” – The Turkish Civil Protection (Afad) has invited the inhabitants of Smyrna not to return to the buildings that appear damaged and from which they fled following the strong earthquake. The population had taken to the streets en masse.
Erdogan: “Mobilize all forces” – “We are close to our citizens affected by the earthquake with all the means of our state. We have launched the necessary activities in the Region with all the institutions and ministries concerned”, reported Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ingv: “The mini-tsunami can last hours” – According to the Ingv seismologist Alessandro Amatoper, the one recorded in the Aegean “is not a huge tsunami, it started slowly but it is a phenomenon that lasts many hours and that can cause waves or currents that then acquire strong speed. The currents have invaded the port of Smyrna in Turkey “. The alert was issued in Greece and Turkey eight minutes after the earthquake.
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