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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. | 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. | In the Turkish city of Bodrum, several people were injured as they tried to flee the quake. |
| The earthquake struck at 01:31 on Friday (22:30 GMT Thursday). | |
| British student Naomi Ruddock felt the earthquake in Kos, where she is on holiday with her mother. | |
| "We were asleep and we just felt the room shaking. The room moved. Literally everything was moving. And it kind of felt like you were on a boat and it was swaying really fast from side to side, you felt seasick." | |
| The roof of a bar on the island collapsed, and a ferry was unable to dock due to damage at the harbour, Greek police said. | |
| Pictures on social media showed people in Bodrum walking with water lapping their ankles and localised flooding, and about 70 people sought hospital treatment for minor injuries. | |
| Kristian Stevens, a British tourist in Didim, 90km (60 miles) from Bodrum, said the building he was in began to "shake like a jelly". | |
| Turkey and Greece sit on significant fault lines and are regularly hit by earthquakes. | 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. | One of the deadliest in recent years hit the heavily populated northwest of Turkey, in 1999, killing some 17,000 people. |