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Flood Hits Turkey’s Bodrum After Quake

People rushed down the street and waded through floodwater in Bodrum early on Friday morning after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the Turkish coast, … Continue reading Flood Hits Turkey’s Bodrum After Quake


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People rushed down the street and waded through floodwater in Bodrum early on Friday morning after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the Turkish coast, amateur video showed.

The quake, which struck at 1:31 AM (2231 GMT on Thursday), was located in the southwestern coastal city of Marmaris in the Mugla province, the USGS said.

It was close to the Turkish towns of Bodrum and Datca, and the Greek island of Kos in the Dodecanese Islands archipelago, all of which are major tourist destinations.

George Kyritsis, the mayor of Kos, told Reuters that at least two people were killed on the Greek island and several were injured by the quake.

Bodrum Mayor Mehmet Kocadon said the earthquake had caused minor cracks on some old buildings.

Reuters