Anadolu reports this with reference to the Minister of Urban Development and Environment of Turkey Murat Kurum.

“The number of victims has increased to 522,” he said.

#BREAKING Number of injured rises to 522 in wake of 6.6 earthquake in Izmir, Turkish Aegean region, says environment and urbanization minister

- ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) October 30, 2020

Earlier it was reported about 12 dead and 438 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.