More than 150 people have been injured in the earthquake in Istanbul, most of whom have jumped from a height due to panic. According to local authorities, their lives are not in danger. The authorities also expressed the center of the city, in Fatih district, about the collapse of an empty building, no one was injured.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Department (AFAD) reported that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the coast of Istanbul, after which a magnitude of 2-5 was reported in two hours.
Earlier, a member of the Board of Scientists of the Istanbul Municipality, Seismology, said that scientists predict a powerful magnitude earthquake in the city, the economic consequences of which will be felt in Turkey.
According to the calculations of the Istanbul Municipality, at least 90,000 buildings will collapse in the city of magnitude, about 4.5 million citizens will need temporary accommodation. Insurance companies assess that the damage may exceed $ 325 billion.
