Over 700 people affected by earthquake in Turkey

This is reported by Anadolu with reference to the country's Emergency and Disaster Management Administration (AFAD).

"AFAD announced that the death toll in the Izmir earthquake has risen to 17 and the number of injured to 709," the statement said.

AFAD, İzmir'deki depremde hayatının kaybedenlerin sayısının 17'ye, yaralananların sayısının 709'a yükseldiğini açıkladı.

- AA Canlı (@AACanli) October 30, 2020

Earlier it was reported about 12 dead and 607 injured.

On October 30, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit the coast of Izmir. Later, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that all Turkish ministries and departments began to eliminate the consequences of the tremors.