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1 Person Killed, 20 Injured In Earthquake In Crete.

Monday, 27 September 2021 17:03

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

Stock image: Shutterstock

Engineers have been sent to help with relief efforts.

One person has died and 20 others are injured after an earthquake hit the Greek island of Crete.

It had a magnitude of 5-point-8, causing rock slides and severe damage to homes and buildings in the east of the island.

Some schools were evacuated.

Engineers have been sent to help with relief efforts.

A strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete early Monday, killing a man who was working in a church that collapsed and injuring 11 others, officials saidhttps://t.co/XTsmFt3maW
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 27, 2021

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