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Turkey Quake: M 6.7 - 10km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey
 Karma[Earthquake.USGS.gov] A powerful earthquake has struck off the Turkish coast, triggering a tsunami in the Mediterranean and Aegean and killing at least two. Beachfront hotels full of British holidaymakers were flooded in the coastal city of Marmaris, while the effects of the 6.7 magnitude quake were also felt on islands such as Crete and Rhodes. Two people have died on the party island of Kos, while dozens are injured as rescue crews work through the night to dig people out from under the rubble of buildings. Eyewitnesses posted videos of staff and patients at Bodrum State Hospital cowering for cover, while the devastation caused a large electrical fire to break out in the city after a power pylon came crashing to the ground. Tourists were forced to flee their rooms and gather anxiously in the street, and now face a sleepless night by the roadside or on beaches after they were evacuated from hotels. another tourism "bonus!" Posted by: Frank G 2017-07-21 |
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