European holidaymakers have felt tremors in Rhodes, in Greece in the European Union, after a massive quake rocked Turkey.
A Turkey and Greece travel warning has been issued after a huge earthquake – with a 14-year-old girl tragically dying. European holidaymakers have felt tremors in Rhodes, in Greece in the European Union, after a massive quake rocked Turkey.
A 14-year-old child died in the resort town of Fethiye following the earthquake, Turkish interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The teenager was brought to the hospital but could not be saved.
Acar Unlu, the mayor of Marmaris, told NTV that disaster management teams had been dispatched to assess the damage. The quake measured a staggering 5.8 on the scale, according to experts.
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The quake struck about 29km north of Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese islands near the Turkey border, at around 2.17am (local time) on Tuesday at a depth of 68km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
“Nothing like being woken up while on the 5th floor building in Rhodes, while an earthquake is violently shaking the building! Something I can tick off the list,” said X user Steven.
“Rather surreal to feel the whole hotel move,” added another holidaymaker. “Just experienced an earthquake on the last night of our holiday in Rhodes! That was crazy,” wrote author Emma Heatherington on X.
TUI warned UK tourists in the region to “remain calm and follow any safety instructions provided by your accommodation or local officials”.
Fethiye was hit by an earthquake in 1958, but it rose again to become a flourishing holiday spot. The place comes with a traditional market, atmospheric old town and a marina filled with yachts, along with plenty of bars and restaurants.
There are some great beaches in easy reach, too. Greek seismologist Efthimios Lekkas told ERT News that the earthquake’s depth caused it to be felt across a wider area.
“It will not have a significant impact on the surface, there will be no tsunami, and above all, there will not be a rich aftershock sequence,” he noted.
Due to its significant depth, the quake “was very intense for the residents of Rhodes and its surrounding areas. From here on, there will not be any major damage.”
