Ministry: No Azerbaijanis among injured in powerful earthquake between resorts of Turkey, Greece
By Amina Nazarli
There are no Azerbaijani citizens among the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Greece, according to Spokesman of Foreign Ministry Hikmet Hajiyev.
He said the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Turkey and the Embassy in Greece are regularly in contact with the relevant structures of these countries.
"If there is additional information, we will provide it to the media and the public," added Hajiyev.
Turkey and Greece hit by strong earthquake in the early hours of Friday. A 6.7-magnitude quake strikes between resorts of Bodrum and Kos, killing at least two people and injuring scores more.
Tremors have been felt in İzmir, also in neighboring cities Aydın, Denizli and Antalya.
The effects of the quake were felt by people miles away from the epicentre. Many ran from their homes or holiday apartments with pillows and blankets.
Tens of thousands of holidaymakers spent the night outdoors, with many sleeping on sunbeds along beaches and in squares.
Turkey is among one of the world's most seismically active countries as it is situated on a number of active fault lines, with the most potentially devastating one being the Northern Anatolia Fault (NAF), where the Anatolian and Eurasian plates meet.
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