China News Service, November 1, According to "Central News Agency", Turkey and Greece have been hit by strong earthquakes in the Aegean region recently. At least 53 people have been killed and more than 900 injured.
On the 1st, about 34 hours after the earthquake occurred, rescuers rescued a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey.
Hundreds of aftershocks have occurred after the earthquake in the Aegean Sea on October 30.
Turkey's Izmir Province and Greece's Samos Island were severely affected, and a large number of buildings were damaged.
According to reports, strong earthquakes in the Aegean Sea have killed at least 53 people in Turkey and Greece.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced on the 1st that the death toll in Izmir had increased to 51.
On the 30th, another two teenagers were killed and at least 19 were injured on the Greek island of Samos.
On the 1st, the Turkish rescue team continued to search and rescue the site where the building collapsed and dragged out more remains.
However, shortly after 0:00 on the 1st local time, rescuers rescued a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in Izmir.
When he was rescued, the old man had been trapped for about 34 hours.
Turkish Health Minister Keza posted on social media that the old man named Ahmet Citim said that he has not lost hope.
According to previous reports, an earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea on the afternoon of October 30, local time.
Izmir in Turkey and Samos Island in Greece were severely affected, and a large number of buildings were damaged.
The strong earthquake also triggered small tsunamis in Izmir and Samos.
The streets of Vati, the main port town of Samos, were flooded by sea.
The US Geological Survey Earthquake Information Network reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0, and its epicenter was about 14 kilometers northeast of the port of New Kalovacion on the Greek island of Samos.
Turkey and Greece said the magnitude was 6.6.
The tremors were also evident in Athens, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey.