TWO people have died and more than 100 others were hurt after deadly earthquakes rocked British holiday resorts in Turkey and Greece and triggered a tsunami.
Thousands of Brits are feared to have been caught up in the tragedy as the quakes struck Bodrum and the Greek island of Kos on Friday morning.
Rescue workers were seen desperately searching through the rubble after the deadly earthquake
Shocking pictures show the devastation caused by the earthquake in Kos
Terrifying photos showed how hotels were filled with water
Rubble surrounds a bar in Kos seriously damaged in the quake
Terrified holidaymakers were seen running for their lives as tremors shook buildings and beachfront hotels were flooded with water.
Dozens of Brits have told The Sun they woke up to find their hotel rooms “violently shaking” after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the early hours.
The Mayor of Kos confirmed two people died on the party island after buildings collapsed.
Giorgos Halkidios, a Kos government official, said at least 100 people were injured.
“Two or three of them are in serious condition and are in surgery,” he said.
He said the wounded included people who were trapped underneath a building that collapsed.
Nobody is believed to have died in Turkey, but Bodrum State Hospital has reportedly been evacuated.
Cracks in a building on Kos damaged by the magnitude 6.9 quake
Damage inside a shop on the Greek party island
A minaret outside a mosque had partially collapsed in the quake
Some tourists sent Snapchat messages after being caught up in the quake
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.
Kim Arthurworrey told The Sun: “My sister and I were woken up to our beds rocking side to side like the exorcist and whole hotel shaking.
“I thought it was my sister moving the bed so I shouted at her to be quiet then we realised it was an earthquake! Our hearts were pounding.
“We ran outside the hotel scared, other guests were running from downstairs screaming and crying.
“Cats and dogs were running around outside confused. The electric cables were swaying. Lights were flickering. Children were screaming.
“The swimming pool was overflowing like it was being tipped side to side.
“It was really weird like a simulator, it’s made us feel dizzy, sick and disoriented.”
Footage reportedly filmed inside the hospital showed doctors and sick children huddling under desks as the building shakes.
Partygoers stand outside a bar on Kos seriously damaged in the quake
Rubble lies in the streets with buildings seriously damaged after earthquake hits Kos
Shocking footage shows a roof collapsed in an area of Kos, Greece
Brits bed down on sun loungers after being evacuated from their hotel in Kos
The tremor struck at 1.31am local time around 6.4 miles south of the Turkish resort, and 10 miles east of Kos.
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.
Witnesses told how sea levels dipped by about a foot before the tsunami struck, followed by mass floods shortly after.
Terrified British holidaymakers in popular Greek resort Rhodes also described waking up to “swaying” buildings.
Former footballer Kevin McNaughton, who is near Dalaman, around 120 miles from Bodrum, said he was caught up in the quake.
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.”
Chris Burden, 59, from Salisbury, Wilts., is on holiday in Rhodes Town.
He said: “It was a massive tremor for about 45 seconds. It was frightening.
“The hotel has cracked walls – it’s basically split in half.”
Londoner Fred Nathan, 25, was on holiday in Rhodes with girlfriend Mary O’Connor when they were woken by the tremor.
Staff and patients at Bodrum State Hospital hiding under desks as the quake rocks the hospital
Food and wine strewn across the floor of a supermarket
Doctors hide under desks with sick children as earthquake hits Bodrum hospital
He told The Sun: “We woke up and the room was shaking.
“It was really disorientating. We got up to look out the room and it was still shaking.
“We felt really uneasy on our feet. It seems like it was felt all over the island.
“Our hotel said all the lifts are out of action.”
European quake agency EMSC urged people to avoid going near the coast due to the tsunami.
It said on Twitter: “A small tsunami is confirmed. AVOID BEACHES IN THE AREA, but you are safe on higher grounds.”
Rubble lies in the streets with buildings seriously damaged after earthquake hits Bodrum, Turkey
Pictures show damage to walls of a hotel in Bodrum
Debris can be seen outside a hotel in Bodrum
