Izmir mayor Tunc Soyer said about 20 buildings came down in the province. Izmir’s governor said 70 people had been rescued from under the rubble.
Rescue workers were attempting to find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Izmir.Credit:AP
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.
“I am very used to earthquakes … so I didn’t take it very seriously at first but this time it was really scary,” he said, adding the earthquake had lasted for at least 25-30 seconds.
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