Arkalochori

A visit to earthquake-stricken Arkalochori was made by SYRIZA-PS presidential candidate, Socrates Famellos. The visit was preceded by a meeting with representatives of the “Elpida” association of earthquake victims, where the government’s indifference to these people was denounced.

It was five kilometres southwest of the village of Arkalochori

Around nine aftershocks hit moments later, with the strongest one registering a magnitude of 4.6.   Local authorities reported a man was crushed when a church dome in the town of Arkalochori collapsed.   They said that he had been renovating the church when the earthquake rattled the island.

The Minister of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis, who is in area, said that together with the mayor and the governor and the whole team of local authorities, they decided to set up tents that will be able to accommodate 2,500 people, in order to serve all the families and all the people who should not enter the their homes tonight.

A man has died from the strong earthquake of 5.8 Richter in Crete.

The victim is one of the three people reported to have been trapped in the church of Profitis Ilias in Arkalochori.

According to the information of protothema.gr, the dome of the church collapsed, as a result of which a person was fatally injured.