6,4 earthquake on the Greek island of Kos

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Tonight has been quite tragic on the Greek island of Kos. A 6,4 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale it has made the region tremble at 1:30 in the morning. 22:30 GMT. The earthquake and its aftershocks have caused considerable damage throughout the area. There have been 2 deaths due to the fall of the ceiling in a bar, and 120 wounded recorded.

The first balance of losses of people was reported by Mayor Yorgos Kyritsis, with 120 affected. They could increase in the next few hours. The earthquake, which caused extensive damage, caused panic among the island's inhabitants. They left prisoners of fear running to the streets, fearing that a larger aftershock could cause a catastrophe while inside the house. Five injured of which 3 are seriously injured, had to be taken by helicopter to the Heraklion Hospital in Crete.

Wounded in Greece and Turkey

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According to reports, there are already 75 people who have been discharged upon receiving the first aids. A few dozen are still in the hospital.

Throughout this afternoon, three people are expected to be admitted for traumatic problems to Elefsina Hospital, near Athens. Of the 5 seriously injured two are Swedish, one suffers a brain hemorrhage, and the other an amputation of both legs. Another is a Norwegian citizen with a fractured tibia, and two other Greeks, whose injuries have not been transmitted.

In the Turkish region, whose effects were somewhat milder from the earthquake, yes they suffered a small tsunami that has injured 70 people.

The total number of wounded amounts to 200 people in total.

Infrastructures affected

The island's port has suffered extensive damage. The big ferries are being directed to the ports of the neighboring islands. On the other hand the airport has been saved, and continues to operate normally.

According to the authorities, they have also reported on the status of various public buildings that have been affected. Among them the Church of St. Nicholas, which has collapsed. Part of the mosque in Freedom Square has also fallen, and the Aía Paraskevi church has been damaged extensively.

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