Rescuers search for survivors as Aegean earthquake death toll rises

Rescue workers try to save residents trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir (Ismail Gokmen/AP)

Sat, 31 Oct, 2020 - 11:28

Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoya, Associated Press

Rescue teams are scouring the debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and the north of the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 28 people.

More than 800 others were injured in the quake which struck on Friday afternoon, toppling buildings in Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city, and triggering a small tsunami in the district of Seferihisar and on Samos.