Greek island of Kos Suffers flooding after earthquake in Turkey
Killer quake hits Med: At least two dead and dozens hurt as powerful earthquake hits Greek and Turkish holiday resorts, triggering tsunami which sends tourists fleeing for their lives as buildings collapse
A powerful earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.7 has struck off the Turkish coast, triggering a tsunami
Beachfront hotels full of Brit holidaymakers flooded in Marmaris, while effects also felt on Crete and Rhodes
Two people died on the party island of Kos, while dozens are injured as rescue crews work through the night
Eyewitnesses posted videos of staff and patients at Bodrum State Hospital cowering for cover amid the chaos
A powerful earthquake has struck off the Turkish coast, triggering a tsunami in the Mediterranean and Aegean and killing at least two.
Beachfront hotels full of British holidaymakers were flooded in the coastal city of Marmaris, while the effects of the 6.7 magnitude quake were also felt on islands such as Crete and Rhodes.
Two people have died on the party island of Kos, while dozens are injured as rescue crews work through the night to dig people out from under the rubble of buildings.
Eyewitnesses posted videos of staff and patients at Bodrum State Hospital cowering for cover, while the devastation caused a large electrical fire to break out in the city after a power pylon came crashing to the ground.
Tourists were forced to flee their rooms and gather anxiously in the street, and now face a sleepless night by the roadside or on beaches after they were evacuated from hotels.
Kristian Stevens, from Nelson in Lancashire said he felt the building he was in 'shake like a jelly'. The 48-year-old said he had just gone to bed when the quake struck at around 1.30am local time.
He said: 'It was quite surreal as I had just laid down in bed and the whole building shook. The whole building shook like a jelly.
'Many of the locals rushed out into the streets still in underwear. Some have been seen with blankets and pillows not sure if it is safe to return home.'
Sophie Wild said she ran from her third floor accommodation when she woke to a loud banging noise.
The 21-year-old from Canterbury in Kent is coming to the end of her holiday in Altinkum, around 500 miles away from Bodrum.
She said: 'We were asleep and were awoken by what sounded like banging on our door, it got louder and louder and the building started shaking. We jumped up ran to the balcony to see what it was (my first thought when we heard the banging was that we were being attacked).
'When we realised it was an earthquake, we got an immediate sense to get out, we thought the building was going to crumble around us. We ran down our stairs (were on third floor).
'People were running out of rooms, banging on people's doors to make sure they were out. Everyone just ran outside and waited for a couple of hours - it's only now that people are starting to go back to their rooms. There are a few cracks in the walls but otherwise staff says it's safe.'
Local authorities ordered holidaymakers not to enter hotels due to likely aftershocks, with more than five quakes hitting the area around Turkey in just two hours.
The tremor struck at 1.31 am local time (10.31pm GMT) approximately 6.4 miles south of Bodrum, Turkey and 10 miles east of Kos, Greece.
Kos Mayor Giorgos Kyritsis told state-run Greek media that buildings on the island sustained structural damage in the quake that struck early Friday morning.
The coast guard also announced the island's port was damaged in the quake and that a ferry en route there was not docking.
Former footballer Kevin McNaughton said he felt the quake as far away as Dalaman, around 120 miles from Bodrum
The former Cardiff City player tweeted: 'Jesus just experienced earthquake in turkey, literally crapped myself room shaking allover place, Just stood outside now no sure what to do.'
Data on Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management website showed at least 13 aftershocks (12 in Turkey and one in Greece) with 5 of them over 4.0 magnitude.
In Bitez, a resort town about (4 miles west of Bodrum, the quake was felt at about 1.30am local time and sent frightened residents running into the streets.
Hotel guests briefly returned to their rooms to pick up their belongings but chose to spend the rest of the night outside.
Some used sheets and cushions borrowed from nearby lounge chairs to build makeshift beds.
Brit tourist John O'Brennan wrote on Twitter: 'Just experienced 30 second earthquake in Rhodes.
Shops and bars moments after earthquake hits Turkish coast
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