Turkey: Rescuers remove chunks of building after quake

Rescue efforts continued on Saturday morning at the scene of a collapsed building in Bayrakli in Turkey's Izmir province where a strong earthquake struck Friday morning in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos.

At least 19 people were killed and over 700 injured amid collapsed buildings and flooding, officials said.

The 6.6 magnitude quake caused damage across Turkey and the Greek Island of Samos.

Izmir was the worst affected by the quake, said Haluk Ozener, director of the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute.

Izmir Gov. Yavuz Selim Kosger said at least 70 people were rescued from wrecked buildings, with four destroyed and more than 10 collapsed.

Others suffered less severe damage, he said, but did not give an exact number.

Search-and-rescue efforts were underway in at least 17 buildings, AFAD said