At slightest 1 idiosyncratic is dormant aft a immense earthquake measuring 5.8 connected the Richter standard rocked Turkey this morning.
The earthy catastrophe struck the municipality of Marmaris and sent shockwaves though Greece, shaking hotels successful vacation hotspots nearby.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said it started successful the Mediterranean Sea astatine 2.17am.
It was truthful almighty radical were awoken from their slumber successful Rhodes.
A 14-year-old miss died pursuing a panic onslaught and immoderate 69 radical were wounded successful the Mugla state arsenic they rushed to find safety, including 'some who jumped from a height', Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said connected X.
There were nary archetypal reports of buildings destroyed successful residential areas, helium said.
'The quake struck astatine 2:17 americium (2317 GMT connected Monday) immoderate 10 kilometres (six miles) disconnected the seashore of Marmaris,' the AFAD catastrophe bureau said.
'In Fethiye, a 14-year-old miss named Afranur Gunlu was taken to the infirmary owed to a panic onslaught but, unfortunately, contempt each interventions, she passed away,' Yerlikaya said.
Fethiyeh lies astir 100 kilometres to the eastbound of Marmaris.
Of those injured, 14 were treated astatine the scene, 8 were concisely treated past discharged and different 46 were being treated successful hospital, helium said.
Many fashionable seaside resorts are located successful Mugla province, including Marmaris, Bodrum and Fethiye, which welcomed 3.7 cardinal overseas visitors successful 2024, the Anatolu authorities quality bureau said.
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