Turkey-Greece quake: Search for survivors under rubble

Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of
Friday's powerful earthquake.

The death toll from the quake, which also struck the Greek island of Samos, has risen to 30, with over 800 injured.

A mother and three children were freed in Izmir 18 hours after the quake, as hundreds of aftershocks hit the area.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake was 7.0 magnitude, but Turkey put it lower at 6.6.

The shallow tremor triggered tidal waves that hit coastal areas and islands in both Turkey and Greece.

Twenty-eight people were killed in Izmir, in the west of Turkey, officials said. A girl and a boy died in Samos when
a wall collapsed on them.

What's the latest?
Work continued through the night to search for survivors in 20 buildings in Izmir that were destroyed as a result
of the earthquake.

Officials said search and rescue operations had been completed in eight buildings, while operations continued
in nine other locations.

A mother and three children who had been trapped for almost 18 hours under a building were brought out by
rescuers.

Efforts were continuing to rescue the woman's fourth child.

"We are delighted to be hearing miracles happening as a result of diligent work by rescue teams," Izmir Mayor Tunc
Soyer told local TV.

Some 100 survivors have been pulled out alive from the rubble so far, Turkey's Environment and Urbanisation Minister
Murat Kurum told reporters.

Mr Soyer said about another 180 remained trapped.

What happened on Friday?
The earthquake struck 14km (nine miles) off the Greek town of Karlovasi on Samos island at 13:51 local time
(11:51 GMT), according to the USGS.

It said the quake - which was felt as far away as Athens and Istanbul - struck at a depth of 21km (13 miles), although
Turkish officials said it was 16km below ground.

Most of the damage occurred in Izmir, off Turkey's Aegean coast - where the tremor sent many people running out into
the streets in fear and panic.

"It was a really strong shaker almost enough to knock you off your feet. Running out of the house with my children
was like a drunken wobble," Chris Bedford, a retired British teacher who lives in Urla, west of Izmir, told the BBC.

There were reports of flooding in Izmir after the sea level rose, with one person killed after their wheelchair was hit
and overturned by rising water.

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