Greece Hit By Strong Earthquake Off Samos Island
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Author : Bozhou Marine
Update time : 2020-10-31 14:35:43
On October 31, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea. The tsunami and shaking caused by the earthquake directly caused serious damage to the nearby Turkey and Greece. Many houses collapsed, causing serious casualties. According to reports, at least 22 people were killed and 725 were injured after strong earthquakes and small tsunamis in Turkey and Greece.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 11 miles north of the Greek island of Samos off the coast of Turkey, an area popular with European tourists. Near the epicenter, Izmir, a Turkish coastal city with a population of 4.4 million, was the first to be destroyed. At least 20 buildings collapsed. A small tsunami caused by the earthquake swept the coastal areas. The tsunami swept a large number of debris including cars into the city. After the tsunami retreated, stranded fish were left behind.
The rescuers on the scene are now facing the problem of racing against time. The faster the search and rescue, the more survivors buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings can be rescued. At least 70 people have been rescued from the rubble.
The earthquake made the Turkish capital Istanbul and the Greek capital Athens both feel tremors, and it was also the earthquake that created a diplomatic beginning for the two historical rivals of Greece and Turkey.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mizotakis rarely called Turkish President Recep Erdogan to express his condolences and support. The Turkish Ministry of Health stated that two ambulance helicopters and 35 medical rescue teams are working in Izmir.
In those damaged buildings, the entire apartment, including toys, pillows, and broken electrical appliances, were all scattered on the street. Survivors curled up and wept, or dullly took oxygen in medical rescue to calm down. More people were shocked. Speechless.
Greece and Turkey are located in one of the most active seismic zones in the world. The two countries are geographically neighboring countries. Although they are both members of the NATO military alliance, the relationship between the two countries in history is not good, and it can even be described as an enemy that cannot be reconciled in the dry Mediterranean.
To put it simply, the history of Greece is the famous Eastern Rome, and the Turkish Ottoman Empire destroyed Eastern Rome and opened the enslavement of the Greeks for more than 400 years.
But after the earthquake, the foreign ministers of the two countries called each other, and experts immediately called it "earthquake diplomacy." A few hours later, the two presidents Misotakis and Erdogan also called.
"Regardless of our differences, now is the time for our people to stand together," the Greek Prime Minister said on social media.
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