Strong earthquake strikes Greece and Turkey
A strong earthquake that struck Friday afternoon off the Greek island of Samos has caused buildings to collapse in Izmir in western Turkey.
![IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 30: Search and rescue works are being conducted at debris of a building in Bayrakli district of Izmir after a magnitude 6.6 quake shook Turkey's Aegean Sea coast, in Izmir, Turkey on October 30, 2020. (Photo by Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e87397d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2835x1890+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2F24%2F8225eede42c4b21681598df4a29e%2Fgettyimages-1229358256.jpg)
Search-and-rescue teams sift through debris of a building in the Bayrakli district of Izmir, Turkey, after a strong earthquake shook Turkey’s Aegean coast. (Mehmet Emin Menguarslan / Getty Images)
![Rescue workers carry an injured person found in the debris in Izmir, Turkey](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3d6c40e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2707+0+0/resize/1430x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F1e%2F5412fb344b4e9f153e7b053cabb6%2Fap20304519537555.jpg)
Rescue workers carry a wounded person found in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea shook Turkey and Greece. (Ismail Gokmen / Associated Press)
![Rescue workers try to reach residents trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c19004a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/1280x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2Fb1%2F6bb589314cf98ddd2f8de292dbc6%2Fap20304510234513.jpg)
Rescue workers try to reach residents trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea shook Turkey and Greece. (Ismail Gokmen / Associated Press)
![Rescue workers did through rubble of a collapsed building to try to reach trapped residents in Izmir, Turkey](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/965f467/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x4032+0+0/resize/720x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2Fff%2F25c2e79e488a87d488f8bd916ba9%2Fap20304510448277.jpg)
Rescue workers did through the rubble of a collapsed building to try to reach trapped residents in Izmir, Turkey, (Ismail Gokmen/Associated Press)
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Rescue workers try to reach residents trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey. (Ismail Gokmen / Associated Press)
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Rescue workers carry an injured person found in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea shook Turkey and Greece. (Ismail Gokmen / Associated Press)
![People stand outside in Izmir, Turkey, after fleeing their homes when a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c5d4a17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/1280x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fab%2Fad48d8884c0f836b7fef1018559f%2Fap20304458955105.jpg)
People stand outside in Izmir, Turkey, after fleeing their homes when a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece. (Ismail Gokmen / Associated Press)
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Rescue workers look for survivors in a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea shook Turkey and Greece. (Associated Press)