THOUSANDS of Brits are feared to have been caught up in a deadly earthquake off the coasts of Turkey, Rhodes and Kos which has killed at least two and sparked a tsunami.
Shocking pictures show water flooding a hotel in Bodrum, Turkey, as British holidaymakers on nearby Greek islands woke up to find their hotel rooms “shaking” after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck last night.
News agencies are reporting that two people have been killed and several more are injured after a bar collapsed on the Greek party island of Kos.
Nobody is believed to have died in Turkey, but Bodrum State Hospital has reportedly been evacuated.
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.
Footage reportedly filmed inside the hospital showed doctors and sick children huddling under desks as the building shakes.
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.
Eyewitnesses 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.
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