Photos: Earthquake rattles western Turkey and Greece, leveling buildings
The earthquake, which registered as magnitude 7.0, was centered off Samos, a Greek island
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Rescue workers and local people try to save residents trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
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Rescuers and local volunteers carry a wounded victim on a stretcher form a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece, in Izmir, on October 30, 2020.
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People carry a woman rescued from the debris of her collapsed house, in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
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Rescque teams search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, October 30, 2020.
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Volunteers search for survivors at a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece, in Izmir, on October 30, 2020.
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People stand outside their homes in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
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A major earthquake in the Aegean Sea rattled parts of Greece and western Turkey on Friday, leveling structures in the western Turkish city of Izmir and severely damaging several residential buildings.
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But Murat Kurum, the environment minister, said in televised remarks that there were reports of people trapped under debris, many of them in the Bayrakli neighborhood of Izmir, which has a population of more than 4 million.
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The earthquake, which registered as magnitude 7.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, was centered off Samos, a Greek island near the Turkish coast, according to Turkey's disaster management agency.
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The quake was felt in Istanbul, about 200 miles northeast of Izmir, and in parts of Greece.
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At least six buildings were destroyed in Izmir, Suleyman Soylu, the interior minister, said in a tweet, although the city's mayor put the number of destroyed buildings closer to 20.
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Locals and officials search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey.
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People search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey.
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A building collapsed after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey.
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Rescue workers and local people try to reach residents trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey.
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A picture from a drone shows people search for survivors at a collapsed building.
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Rescue operations take place around subsided and collapsed buildings.
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