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Crete earthquake – 1 killed as church collapses after 6.5 tremor rocks homes on Greek island sparking ‘tsunami warning’

2021-09-27 00:00:00.0 太阳报-世界新闻原网页

A MONSTER 6.5 earthquake has rocked the Greek island of Crete killing one person, injuring nine and sparking a tsunami warning.

One of three people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed church has died after the quake shook buildings on the island sending locals running onto the streets in panic.

A collapsed church in Crete destroyed by the giant earthquake 8

The 6.5 quake damaged buildings on the island 8

Emergency workers clear the rubble 8

A shop's roof wrecked by the quake 8

Products thrown off the shelves of a local supermarket 8

Pictures posted online show rocks strewn across roads due to the damage caused to properties.

There are reports that 1,000 homes, which are made of stone, have collapsed in the Arkalochori area of the island.

The quake has prompted a tsunami warning on the island, the largest in Greece, which is popular with British tourists and expats.

Nine people including two people with broken bones were injured after the massive tremor

One man died after the dome of the Church of Prophet Elias in the town of Arkalochori collapsed trapping three people inside, reports protothema.gr.

The victim, 62, was reportedly a builder working inside the building while his son was pulled from the rubble with broken bones but survived the collapse.

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Sofia Meadowcroft, 24, from Hornby, Cumbria, who is staying at a hotel near Heraklion, said the quake felt like a train rushing past her room.

The British mother says she is thankful that her one-year-old daughter Ayla was strapped into her pram when the giant tremor happened.

She told The Sun Online: "It felt like a train outside our room and everything started shaking.

"The bed's headboard was banging against the wall, then the bed moved and my perfume bottle fell onto the ground and smashed.

"Luckily my daughter was in the pram. She could have been thrown onto the floor if she wasn't.

"I was really scared at first I didn't know what was going on.

'FELT LIKE A TRAIN'

"I quickly realised there are no trains near the hotel."

Sofia said the entire hotel was evacuated onto the beach and many people were eating breakfast when the earthquake started.

The 24-year-old says that guests have been allowed back into the hotel and there were no injuries at the complex.

Yet, the full time mum says restaurants at the resort are now closed due to smashed glass and her room has been cordoned off because of damage.

Meanwhile, another person in the village of Patsideros was trapped inside his own home due to rubble outside his front door.

The man has now been rescued by emergency workers.

There are also reports of a group of people being trapped in a pharmacy who managed to escape themselves.

PANIC ON THE STREETS

The earthquake had a depth of 2km and its epicentre was 23km northwest of the capital Heraklion.

One local tweeted: "Okay, that was interesting - just as we were finishing breakfast it sounded like a lorry was going to come through the wall and everything shook.

"Online reports show it as a 5.6 to 6.3 magnitude #earthquake epicentred a few kilometres away. #Crete."