The death toll of the earthquake that happened in Turkey’s Izmir increased to 79, TASS reports citing Turkish emergency Directorate.
“A total of 79 our citizens have died; 743 people out of 962 injured have been released, 219 people remain in hospitals”, the Directorate said.
Previously, the Directorate reported 76 deaths.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake was registered at sea, 19 km northwest of Samos Island. Underground shocks collapsed at least 20 houses in Izmir; some damage has also been caused to the Greek city of Neon Karlovasi.
