1 Person Killed, 20 Injured In Earthquake In Crete.

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Monday, September 27th, 2021 5:03pm

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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Engineers have been sent to help with relief efforts.

One person has died and 20 others are injured after an earthquake hit the Greek island of Crete.

It had a magnitude of 5-point-8, causing rock slides and severe damage to homes and buildings in the east of the island.

Some schools were evacuated.

Engineers have been sent to help with relief efforts.

 

A strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete early Monday, killing a man who was working in a church that collapsed and injuring 11 others, officials saidhttps://t.co/XTsmFt3maW

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 27, 2021

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