Rescuers search into the night for survivors in Turkey after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake sent people fleeing from their homes on Greek islands - leaving 22 dead and nearly 800 injured. Search and rescue teams dug through heavy blocks of concrete desperately trying to find survivors after the catastrophic earthquake. Ilke Cide, a doctoral student who was in Izmir's Guzelbahce region during the earthquake, said he went inland after waters rose after the earthquake. France, which has been locked in an angry row with Turkey in recent weeks, also offered its 'full solidarity' with both Turkey and Greece. Greece and Turkey are both situated in one of the world's most active earthquake zones.

Source: The Nation October 31, 2020 02:03 UTC