{"id":403705,"date":"2017-07-21T07:13:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T07:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/21\/turkey-magnitude-6-7-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-2-dead\/"},"modified":"2017-07-21T07:13:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T07:13:17","slug":"turkey-magnitude-6-7-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-2-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/21\/turkey-magnitude-6-7-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-2-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake triggers Tsunami; 2 dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thousands of Brits are feared to have been caught up in a deadly earthquake off the coasts of Turkey, Rhodes and Kos which has killed at least two and sparked a tsunami.<\/p>\n

Shocking pictures show water flooding a hotel in Bodrum, Turkey, as British holidaymakers on nearby Greek islands woke up to find their hotel rooms \u201cshaking\u201d after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck last night.<\/p>\n

News agencies are reporting that two people have been killed and several more are injured after the quake hit the Greek party island of Kos.<\/p>\n

Nobody is believed to have died in Turkey, but Bodrum State Hospital has reportedly been evacuated.<\/p>\n

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Damage in Bodrum, Turkey, after the earthquake caused a tsunami<\/p>\n

Brits told The Sun they had been evacuated from their hotels, with pictures showing holidaymakers bunking down on sun loungers over fears buildings may be unsafe.<\/p>\n

Footage reportedly filmed inside the hospital showed doctors and sick children huddling under desks as the building shakes.<\/p>\n

The tremor struck at 1.31am local time around 6.4 miles south of the Turkish resort, and 10 miles east of Kos.<\/p>\n

Footage reportedly filmed in the aftermath of the quake in Kos showed roofs caved in by falling debris and pieces of stone strewn across a square.<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses told how sea levels dipped by about a foot before the tsunami struck, followed by mass floods shortly after.<\/p>\n

Terrified British holidaymakers in popular Greek resort Rhodes also described waking up to \u201cswaying\u201d buildings.<\/p>\n

Former footballer Kevin McNaughton, who is near Dalaman, around 120 miles from Bodrum, said he was caught up in the quake.<\/p>\n

The former Cardiff City player tweeted: \u201cJesus just experienced earthquake in Turkey, literally crapped myself room shaking allover place, just stood outside now no sure what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Burden, 59, from Salisbury, Wilts., is on holiday in Rhodes Town.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt was a massive tremor for about 45 seconds. It was frightening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hotel has cracked walls \u2013 it\u2019s basically split in half.\u201d<\/p>\n

Londoner Fred Nathan, 25, was on holiday in Rhodes with girlfriend Mary O\u2019Connor when they were woken by the tremor.<\/p>\n

He told The Sun: \u201cWe woke up and the room was shaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really disorientating. We got up to look out the room and it was still shaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe felt really uneasy on our feet. It seems like it was felt all over the island.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hotel said all the lifts are out of action.\u201d<\/p>\n

European quake agency EMSC urged people to avoid going near the coast due to the tsunami.<\/p>\n

It said on Twitter: \u201cA small tsunami is confirmed. AVOID BEACHES IN THE AREA, but you are safe on higher grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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