Zemjotres vo Grcia Earthquake shakes Greece, killing at least two people
June 9, 2008
Athens -- A strong earthquake struck southwestern Greece yesterday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100 and levelling dozens of homes, authorities said.
One man was killed by a falling pergola outside his home in Kato Ahaia, a village near the epicentre, while a woman who had only been slightly injured in the quake died later in the hospital of a heart attack.
It was Greece's first fatal earthquake since 1999, when a 5.9-magnitude quake near Athens killed 143 people and left thousands homeless. It struck near the port city Patras, about 200 kilometres west of Athens, and was felt as far away as southern Italy.
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