A new earthquake struck the "Safri Hisar" district of Izmir, western Turkey, while the death toll from yesterday's earthquake rose to 24, while rescue teams are continuing their work in several buildings.
And the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Department announced that the new earthquake occurred at 8:31 Turkish time, off the coast of my blockade in the Aegean Sea.
Data published on its website showed that the depth of the earthquake was 7.33 kilometers.
The disaster management announced that the number of victims of the violent earthquake that struck the state on Friday has risen to 24 and 804 injured.
As of 04:00 local time, the earthquake zone had witnessed 341 aftershocks, 31 of which had a magnitude above 4 on the Richter scale.
Turkish crews are continuing their search and rescue work in the places affected by the earthquake.
Rescue crews are still continuing their work in 9 out of the 17 damaged buildings in the district of "Burakli", which is the area most affected by the earthquake.
Alive
Rescue teams recovered a number of people from under the rubble, who were still alive despite the passage of many hours after the earthquake.
Rescue teams succeeded in bringing out a 62-year-old woman, Amina Arn, 14 hours after the earthquake.
Rescue crews also found another 53-year-old woman, who was alive despite 15 hours after the earthquake.
Residents of the region preferred to spend the night in the tents set up by the Turkish Red Crescent and the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Department.
It is noteworthy that yesterday’s earthquake was 6.6 degrees on the Richter scale, with its epicenter in the Aegean Sea, 17 kilometers from the coasts of the "Safari Siege" district of the state, and at a depth of 16.54 km.
The quake affected Greek regions, and the two countries pledged cooperation to cope with the disaster.