China Daily (Hong Kong)

Strong quake leaves one dead on Crete

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A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook Greece’s largest island Crete on Monday and one person was killed when a church dome collapsed, authoritie­s said. The quake, which sent people out of their homes and public buildings and caused considerab­le damage, was described by a Greek seismologi­st, Efthymios Lekkas, as a “thunderbol­t” with strong aftershock­s. A man died when the dome of the church in the town of Arkalochor­i caved in during renovation works, a police official said. Civil protection authoritie­s said nine people were injured in the quake, which damaged many buildings.

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