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| Strong earthquake kills two on Greek island of Kos | Strong earthquake kills two on Greek island of Kos |
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| A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos, officials say. | A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos, officials say. |
| The 6.7-magnitude quake hit 12km (seven miles) north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. | The 6.7-magnitude quake hit 12km (seven miles) north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. |
| At least 20 others were injured on Kos, a popular tourist destination. Some buildings were damaged. | |
| In the Turkish city of Bodrum, several people were injured as they tried to flee the quake. | |
| Pictures on social media showed people in the city walking with water lapping their ankles and localised flooding, and about 70 people sought hospital treatment for minor injuries. | |
| The earthquake struck at 01:31 on Friday (2230 GMT Thursday). | |
| Turkey and Greece sit on significant fault lines and are regularly hit by earthquakes. | |
| One of the deadliest in recent years hit the heavily populated northwest of Turkey, in 1999, killing some 17,000 people. |