Turkey: gamer's livestream captures moment powerful quake hits Izmir

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Published 2020-10-30
Footage from a Turkish gamer's livestream has gone viral after it captured the moment a powerful earthquake hit the Turkish coastal city of Izmir on Friday. In the footage, 22-year-old Arda Can Özel can be seen sprinting out of the room as he feels the ground beginning to shake. He later posted on his Instagram account to say he and his family survived the quake unharmed

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All Comments (21)
  • @kewltony
    Shout out to whoever installed the electricity and internet connections.
  • @lynxjackson2779
    His internet survives earthquake My Internet after a light rain “I’m out”
  • My heart goes out to the people in Turkey devestated by the earthquake. 🙏🏼💔
  • @cbarak72
    I live in Greece, and while I've experienced quite a lot of earthquakes in my life this looks utterly terrifying. Our thoughts and prayers to our Turkish brothers.
  • How terrifying. After that major, sustained jostling even many of the buildings that luckily didn’t collapse will still be structurally damaged. I hope this young man and his family and dog are okay. 😢
  • @OzProtocol
    He is shouting “Deprem oluyor !” in Turkish, meaning “An earthquake is happening !”
  • @hfar7007
    That's the only reason a gamer would go out to get sun
  • @unahelana308
    Thoughts and Prayers to you all affected by this. Be careful.
  • @stephen7627
    prayers to all people in Turkey , and deep condolences to all who have lost their friends families and loved ones :(
  • @lucasgdrezes
    I guess now I know how to say earthquake in Turkish.
  • I feel bad for the people in izmir,when i was an infant me and my family also got to experience the horrors of an earthquake. just the earthquake is frightening,couldn't imagine how terrifying it felt if its actually followed by a tsunami. I pray for the people in izmir,stay strong🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩♥️🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
  • @PotterHead199
    This earthquake was the worst experience of my life so far. My cats literally "screamed" during the earthquake. I still hear their screams in my nightmares.
  • @antaequeJ
    Not knowing whether the ground will open up and swallow you up, or if the ceiling, and a place called home will bury you underground. My heart goes out to the people of Turkey who saw death before their eyes, and for others who unfortunately experienced it. Morocco is going through an unpredictable earthquake right now also, and I have family there. I wish the best for everyone in the world who is going through such natural disasters. ♥️
  • I'm a native Californian and that is a Shaker. You're all in my prayers. ❤️😭