People in the Turkish city of Izmir have gathered in the streets after fleeing their buildings to seek safety. At least 20 buildings were destroyed in Izmir, the city’s mayor told CNN Turk.
Buildings were also destroyed in Bornova and Bayrakli following the tremor, the Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Twitter.
“Our teams continue their screening and interventions in the field,” he said. There were no immediate reports of injuries of loss of life in cities impacted.
The quake struck 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) northeast of the town of Néon Karlovásion on the Greek island of…
