Earthquake News : At least 900 homes were destroyed in two earthquakes in Greace

 At least 900 homes were destroyed in two earthquakes in Greece, according to media reports

                             

Strong Earthquake damages Many Houses in Greace -AFP

Earthquake News  ATHENS, March 7 (Xinhua) - At least 900 homes were destroyed in two earthquakes in Greece, according to media reports, with news of strong earthquakes continuing and fears among asylum seekers.

  The quake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale and measuring 5.9 on Wednesday and Thursday, destroyed hundreds of buildings in the villages of Lorisa, Ilesona, Tyrannosaur and Farkadona, and injured 11 people.

  After inspecting about 1,800 structures, engineers are of the opinion that 898 houses, including a few hospitals, schools and churches, should be demolished, Athens News Agency sources reported.

  There are many stone houses mainly in agriculture which are more than 70 years old.

 

  From low temperatures and rainy weather

  Authorities visited the caravans and tents to shelter the homeless.

 Costas Agrostos, regional governor of Thessaly, said temporary housing units and convoys would maintain power and water supply to the villages of Damascus and Mesohori, with at least 100 caravans expected next week.

  Yesterday, Deputy Home Minister Stilio Petsas said  300,000 (RM 1.4 million) had been allocated to fund emergency expenses for each municipality affected by the earthquake, according to news.

  Meanwhile the seismologist said he had given the opinion not to return people to the affected homes as predicted by the aftershocks of many months.

 

  "Post-earthquake posts will be longer for at least 4-5 months, so the best solution is to relocate the families affected by the quake," Akis Talentis Kathimarini, director of the Greek Geodynamics Institute, told the newspaper.

 

  A 4.2-magnitude aftershock hit the town of Ilesona in Thessaly late Saturday night.

 

  Greece is located on several fault lines and has been the victim of sporadic earthquakes.  However, most of these occur at sea and there are no reports of casualties.

 

  In October, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Samos and the western Turkish city of Izmir.  Two teenagers were killed when a building collapsed on the island of Samos.  - AFP