41 deaths after Aegean Sea earthquake as rescue mission continues - CGTN

The death toll has hit 41 after a major earthquake jolted the Aegean Sea on Friday afternoon. The USGS said the M7.0 quake took place 14 kilometers off the Greek town of Korlovasi on Samos.

Nearly 900 people were injured according to Turkey's disaster relief agency, while two teenagers were killed by a collapsed wall and dozens others were injured in Greece.

Emergency workers carry a person injured by an that earthquake struck the Aegean Sea off the coast of Izmir, Turkey, October 31, 2020. /Reuters

Emergency workers carry a person injured by an that earthquake struck the Aegean Sea off the coast of Izmir, Turkey, October 31, 2020. /Reuters

Survivors watch rescue operations in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, October 31, 2020. /Reuters

Survivors watch rescue operations in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, October 31, 2020. /Reuters

Search and rescue operations take place in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on October 30, 2020. /Reuters

Search and rescue operations take place in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on October 30, 2020. /Reuters

First responders operate near a building that collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey when an earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on October 30, 2020. /Reuters

First responders operate near a building that collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey when an earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on October 30, 2020. /Reuters

Firefighters stand next to damaged buildings at the port town of Vathy following an earthquake, on the island of Samos, Greece, October 30, 2020. /Reuters

Firefighters stand next to damaged buildings at the port town of Vathy following an earthquake, on the island of Samos, Greece, October 30, 2020. /Reuters

People stand on the flooded promenade of the port town of Vathy following an earthquake, on the island of Samos, Greece, October 30, 2020. /Reuters

People stand on the flooded promenade of the port town of Vathy following an earthquake, on the island of Samos, Greece, October 30, 2020. /Reuters