Turkey-Greece earthquake: 25 dead, rescue efforts under way

Rescue work is underway on Saturday in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos on Friday, leaving at least 25 people dead.

As per details, over 800 people were injured from the earthquake that collapsed buildings in Izmir, Turkey, and triggered a small tsunami in the district of Seferihisar and on Samos.

Early on Saturday, officials rescued a teenager out of the rubble of a devastated eight-storey apartment building.

Friends and relatives waited outside the building for news of loved ones still trapped, including employees of a dentist’s surgery that was located on the ground floor.

Meanwhile, two teenagers were killed on Samos after being struck by a collapsing wall. At least 19 people were injured on the island, with two, including a 14-year-old, airlifted to Athens and seven hospitalised on the island, health authorities said.

Authorities warned people to stay away from the coast and from potentially damaged buildings.

As per the Kandilli Institute, the earthquake, of magnitude of 6.9, struck at 2.51pm (11:51 GMT) in Turkey. Its epicentre was in the Aegean northeast of Samos.

Authorities warned residents in Izmir not to return to damaged buildings, saying they could collapse in strong aftershocks.