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A earthquake of magnitude 7.0 occurred in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece.

With the collapse of the building and a tsunami, more than 20 people have been killed and more than 800 people have been injured.



This is reporter Kim Jung-ki.



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quarter of the eight-story building collapsed.

It is a residential building.



Under the rubble of the collapsed building, a call for help is seen, and rescuers dig through the rubble with their bare hands.




Citizens who have managed to get rescued raise their hands as if they were okay.



A 7.0-scale earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea between the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Samos, yesterday (30th) at 3:30 pm local time.



More than 20 buildings were destroyed in Izmir, the western city of Turkey.




[Inhabitants of Izmir, Turkey: I thought the land was going to fall. I didn't think of anything other than that I had to evacuate.] The



fear lasted for about 10 minutes.



To date, 20 people have died in Turkey alone and more than 800 people have been injured, Turkish disaster authorities say.



Overnight rescue work is underway on the collapsed pile of buildings, so casualties are likely to increase.



Tsunamis erupted on the nearby island of Samos, Greece, and waist-high seawater struck the village.



The walls of some buildings collapsed, killing two students who were returning home from school.



Earlier, in 1999, a 7.4 earthquake occurred in northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people.