Moment building collapses in Turkey as mini-tsunami sweeps into resorts after powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake sends people fleeing from their homes on Greek islands - leaving 21 dead and 725 injured
- Debris was racing down Turkish streets after an apparent sea surge near Izmir where buildings were toppled
- Turkey's disaster agency said at least 21 people were dead and 725 injured, with two dead on a Greek island
- The quake centred in the Aegean Sea was also felt in Athens and nearby Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria
This is a terrible moment to collapse a building in Turkey as a magnitude 7.0 earthquake sends people fleeing their homes on the Greek islands - killing 21 people and injuring 725.
The air fills with dust as the seven-story building collapses in moments and some people can be seen trying to protect themselves.
As the building is making a ramping sound, the cry of some people can be heard in the background.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Greece today, killing at least fourteen people, causing buildings to collapse, and a mini-tsunami that flooded the streets off the Turkish coast in horrific scenes.
The wreckage was racing through the streets of Turkey after a clear sea wave near Izmir, where at least seventeen buildings were destroyed and footage showed people climbing over the rubble of collapsed multi-storey blocks.
Turkey's disaster agency said that the earthquake killed at least 21 people and injured 725 people, while two teenagers died after a building wall collapsed on the island of Samosa, Greece.
The mini tsunami also reached Samosas where the islands were told to escape from the coast due to the earthquake, which had fled their homes due to the earthquake, which was also felt in Athens and nearby Albania, northern Macedonia and Bulgaria Was.
According to Turkey's Disaster Agency, at least 244 aftershocks were recorded, of which 24 were over 4 on the Richter scale.
The air is filled with dust within a seven-story building in an instant.
As the building makes a rambling sound, the cry of some people can be heard in the background
A demolished building in Izmir, Greece, following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in today's Aegean that killed at least 21 people and injured 725 others in Turkey, while at least four were injured in Greece.
A rescue team momentarily took an injured woman out of the rubble in Izmir, Turkey.
Rescuers tried to clear the rubble of the collapsed building while searching for survivors.
28-year-old Malik Tahiller is being rescued from the rubble by search and rescue teams in Bornova district.
Rescue operation goes on demolished building after earthquake.
People injured after the earthquake have been freed from the rubble of a building in Izmir, Turkey.
A man who was rescued from the wreckage is surrounded by search and rescue personnel
The search and rescue team continues with the dogs in Izmir survivors
Rescuers search for survivors in a broken building after a powerful earthquake on Turkey's west coast.
A person is being evacuated from the wreckage of a collapsed building in Izmir.
Rescue operations continue in coastal province Izmir after 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
After the earthquake in Turkey, debris was floating on the streets in high water.
Debris in flood roads after earthquake.
Rescuers and local volunteers took an injured person on a stretcher after being found in a building wreck.
Search and rescue teams work through the collapsed building debris in Izmir, Turkey after the country's 7 magnitude earthquake.
The debris of a flat building is visible from the air as it falls over Izmir, Turkey at night.
Heavy lifting machinery is used to lift the debris of a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey, followed by an earthquake.
Dozens of buildings have been reported to be destroyed by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Greece.
Rescuers passing through a collapsed building wreck in Bakrali district.
The earthquake was centered in the Aegean Sea, destroying dozens of buildings.
Flooding on the Greek island of Samos where sea water covers a square after a cyclone, which comes in an earthquake shock.
A statue of a lion with benches and trees surrounded by water at the Greek port of Vathi is seen on a water-filled square.
A Greek Orthodox church in the city of Karlovasi was damaged after today's earthquake hit the island of Samos.
Greek firefighters see a building that was shaped by an earthquake that today hit the island of Samos.
Medical assistants have surrounded an injured person after Izmir's Berakali ban was freed from debris
People surround excavation claws while searching for survivors in a collapsed building in Izmir
People wearing masks see an injured person put on a stretcher as the victims were taken to Izmir for medical help.
Locals and officials on Friday looked for survivors in the demolished building following a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea and were felt in both Greece and Turkey
People prepare stretchers as they search for survivors in a building that was completely dissolved by Friday's earthquake
A Volkswagen car that took down massive structures in the wreckage of a collapsed building in Izmir after the earthquake
People see the rubble of a building in Izmir after the earthquake on Friday
According to Turkey's disaster agency, at least 21 people were killed and 725 injured after the earthquake.
People see a building that was closed indefinitely by the earthquake that occurred on Friday afternoon
Rescue operations begin as people climb debris of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake
An aerial view of a pile of debris in Turkey with dozens of rescue teams and emergency crews faded to light
Emergency responseers wore white helmets when this building came up after the earthquake.
Rescuers and people searched for survivors in a collapsed building after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Izmir, Turkey
Rescuers and people search for survivors in a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey
Rescuers were swept away by building debris in Izmir, Turkey, following an earthquake that killed at least twelve
Rescuers in search of survivors of a building wreck in the Berklee area in Izmir, Turkey after a magnitude of 6.6
An injured woman is taken to a stretcher through a crowd of people at the scene of a disaster in Bakerly district
During search and rescue operations, a man put a mask on his face on the side of an emergency vehicle in Bakerly district
A large crowd of local people and emergency officials today discover the wreckage of one of the collapsed buildings in Izmir
People see the collapsed facade of a building in Izmir today with emergency services for Friday's disaster
The debris of a building fell to the ground during the Aegean earthquake on Friday
A shop in the port city of Vathi was flooded after a mini tsunami that struck NATO Island caused an earthquake.
A car is barely above the water while a chair is partially submerged on a road in the vathi, after which the high water is caused by the earthquake.
People pass through a damaged house on the Greek island of Samos where at least two people were killed in Friday's earthquake
Cars are covered in dirt at the 7.0-magnitude site damaged by an earthquake in Izmir shortly after
The buildings overlook a mountain of rubble, while the bonnet of the car is frozen to the ground after the earthquake in Izmir
A woman holds her head as she sees the ruins in Izmir while a digger starts a cleanup drive in the Turkish city
Search and rescue operations are underway in Izmir today with a flag hanging from two nearby windows in the coastal city
After the mini tsunami, a car drowned on the Aegean beach in Turkey today
People stand in flood-hit area of port city Vethi after earthquake in Greece
Boats anchored off shore were seen damaged by an apparent sea wave after the earthquake and resulted in flooding
A group of women wearing masks monitors the phone after the earthquake in Turkey
Large-scale search and rescue operations are underway in Turkey and Greece after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake
Boats pulled out of a Turkish port
Debris floating in flood roads
Smoke raged on the city of Izmir which appeared as the heaviest earthquake damage to Turkey
Damaged buildings in Turkey where earthquake destroyed at least six buildings
Search and rescue operations in a building in Izmir
People eagerly await news near a destroyed building in Izmir
Damaged buildings are seen after the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey with a magnitude of 6.6 in the Sephihisar district of Izmir
Search and rescue operations are being carried out on a building wreck in Berakali district of Izmir
A person receives treatment after feeling unconscious after an earthquake today at the Aegean Sea cost of Turkey
Boats were damaged after the earthquake that occurred on the coast of Turkey, its epicenter in the Aegean Sea
People are standing outside their homes in Izmir after the earthquake today, leaving people trapped under the rubble
On Friday afternoon, people in Izmir started a cleanliness drive as the sun was shining on a pile of debris
Cars are damaged and covered at the port of Vaithi in Greece, where mini tsunamis hit the Aegean island
Cars are parked together after the earthquake at the port of Vathi on the eastern Aegean island of Samos, Greece
Seawater covers a section after the earthquake at the port of Vathi on the eastern Aegean island of Samosas, Greece
Seawater covers a road after an earthquake at the port of Vathi on the eastern Aegean island of Samos, Greece
According to Turkey's Disaster Agency, at least 244 aftershocks were recorded after the earthquake
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