Strong quake rocks Greece and Turkey, kills 2
The two people were reportedly killed on the Greek island of Kos, after a ceiling collapsed in a bar.
The port of Kos also suffered significant damage, officials said.
Image: Osman Turanlı/Twitter
Turkey’s disaster and emergency management presidency (AFAD) said that it observed 20 aftershocks across Turkey and Greece following the mainshock at 1:30 am on Friday.
At least 120 people were injured in Greece and around 70 people in Turkey.
Image: Jannis Sydney/Twitter
The United States Geological Survey said that the epicenter was 10km south of the Turkish resort of Bodrum and 16km east-northeast of Kos.
Images by Osman Turanlı and Jannis Sydney/Twitter
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