Two children died when a wall fell on them on the island of Samos, the first reported Greek casualties of an earthquake that registered 6.7 on the Richter scale midday on Friday.
The earthquake, that killed at least 6 people in the Smyrna area of Turkey, injured over 200 and caused extensive damage to buildings, struck at 13:51 in the sea region 16 km north-northwest of Samos, the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens said.
A girl and a boy were returning from school in Vathy when the earthquake struck, causing the collapse of the first floor of a building they were walking by.
The Fire Brigade pulled the children out of the rubble.
Source: ANA-MPA
