A television anchor in Turkey delivered the news — as an earthquake hit the country.
As seen in footage shared on social media, CNN Türk anchor Meltem Bozbeyoğlu was in the middle of a broadcast when the studio began shaking.
The journalist raised her hand, and her voice quivered in seeming alarm as the 6.2-magnitude quake shook Istanbul shortly before 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, April 23.
According to the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, the earthquake lasted 13 seconds and was followed by more than 50 aftershocks — the strongest measuring 5.9 — the Associated Press reported.
In the earthquake’s aftermath, officials said more than 150 people were injured.
“Due to panic, 151 of our citizens were injured from jumping from heights,” the Istanbul governor’s office said in a statement, according to the AP. “Their treatments are ongoing in hospitals, and they are not in life-threatening condition.”
The quake occurred on a public holiday, with children out of school and residents home from work, the outlet reported.
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“Thank God, there does not seem to be any problems for now,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an event marking the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day holiday. “May God protect our country and our people from all kinds of calamities, disasters, accidents and troubles.”
The quake was centered off the coast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara, about 40 miles west of the city.
Residents in the city have gathered in open spaces and some have pitched tents in order to stay safe from continuing aftershocks, the BBC reported.
“At first I thought I was going to faint,” Selim Ustaoğlu, a college student, told the BBC from the outdoor venue. “Then I realized it was an earthquake. I yelled to alert others and ran outside.”
He added, “I’m staying here tonight.”
The earthquake comes nearly one month after a 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 3,300 people.
