Turkey-Greece offshore earthquake confirmed dead 22 ships sank in tsunami on November 2, 11:08
So far, 78 people have been confirmed dead in the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece.
It was also revealed that 22 ships had sunk due to capsizing due to the tsunami, and in the flooded coastal areas, work such as washing away mud is being pursued.
A major magnitude 7.0 earthquake with an epicenter in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece on the 30th of last month continued to search for and rescue people left behind under debris at the site of a collapsed building. I will.
According to Turkish and Greek authorities, 76 people were killed and 962 injured in Turkey, 2 were killed and 19 were injured in Greece.
In addition, the tsunami struck, and the Turkish government revealed that 22 ships were capsized and sank on the 1st, and 43 ships were damaged on land.
In Seferihisar, a coastal town in Izmir province, western Turkey, where one person died in the tsunami, residents are busy washing away the mud that has flowed into their homes and stores.
A man who runs a souvenir shop said, "I'm collecting and washing the shelves that have been washed away. I can't do anything more, but I have to live anyway."
At the site, staff dispatched from the local government are supporting the work of washing away the mud and urgently recovering.
The tsunami-stricken area
The tsunami caused by the quake killed one person in the coastal town of Seferihisar in Izmir Province, western Turkey.
Near the coast of Seferihisar, there is a corner of souvenir shops and houses, and the seawater that flows into the street drowns an 85-year-old resident woman and died.
Only two days after the tsunami, residents were busy washing furniture that had been submerged in water and scraping mud that had entered their homes and stores.
Among them, Mustafa Tabaor, who runs a souvenir shop, pointed to the line that remains at the height of his waist, saying, "Water has come to this line. The product shelves are washed away, and somewhere as the water drains I'm gone. I'm collecting and washing them. I can't do anything more, but I just have to live, "he said with a sigh.
In addition, Tabaor's daughter, Nejura (24), was filming the water flowing into the street in front of the store.
According to Mr. Nejura, the water reached a height of about 50 cm, and he said, "I thought I couldn't do anything and die here."
At the site, staff dispatched from the local government are supporting the work of washing away the mud and urgently recovering.