Respects to the victims authorities warning that more militant attacks on french soil are likely and ill close with the german president in an exclusive interview with d. W. I. Conflict a shiite liar shares his thoughts on the nice tax the pandemic the politics and a whole lot more. On why the hock thank you so much for joining us at this hour we begin with our breaking news story a major earthquake has struck turkey and greece turkeys Disaster Agency now says at least 12 people are dead and more than 400. 00 injured the powerful tremors struck off the coast with the epi center just north of the greek island of samas on the quake has cost several buildings to collapse in the turkish resort city of izmir rescue efforts there are ongoing. Correspondent dorian jones in istanbul dorian what is the latest from izmir. Well rescue teams are now frantically searching through the rubble of this devastating earthquake is near a city to over 4000000 people has been violently shaken by one of the most powerful of course to strike turkey in recent years the city mertoun so you said 30 at least 20 buildings have collapsed many of them are totally devastated and now rescue efforts are frantically working in the rubble to try and find anyone that is still alive the city the coastal city was also struck by a mini tsunami which inundated some parts of the city. How is the search and rescue mission going. Well this is really a very very difficult operation these buildings with many of them are just like a like a pancake now involves carefully digging through the rubble now turkey does have expertise from this given the fact that this country is prone to earthquakes many of them devastating and they are now drawing on the expertise but its a very difficult and painful process you have the dangers of an aftershock aftershocks weve already had reported a powerful aftershock of 5. 00 struck nearby is near which only adds to the dangers and difficulties of the work its painstaking dangerous work but they are continuing to work through the night and present heard one has said that no expense or an expertise will be spared and rescue teams are coming from across the country to help those efforts people are bracing for aftershocks so where do they find shelter for this evening and a place of safety especially during a pandemic. Well indeed this really is why
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