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KOS, Greece/ANKARAJuly 21 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake
killed two people on the Greek holiday island of Kos in the
early hours of Friday, sending tourists fleeing into the
streets, and causing disruption in the nearby Turkish tourist
hub of Bodrum.
A Turkish and a Swedish tourist, aged 39 and 22 years, died
when the roof of a popular bar collapsed, Greek police said.
Kos's port was put out of action and, across the strait, a small
tsunami damaged vehicles parked near Bodrum's shore.
On Kos, around 115 people were injured, including tourists
of various nationalities -- 12 of them seriously. More than 350
people visited hospitals in Turkey, though most had only light
injuries.
The quake struck at 1:31 a.m. (2231 GMT), and many of Kos's
tourists spent the rest of the night in the open as a
precaution, hotel owners said.
"All of a sudden it felt like a train was going right
through the room," said Vernon Hausman, a German holidaying on
Kos.
"Let's get the hell out of here" - quake off Greece and Turkey kills two - Nasdaq.com
And a 28 inch tidal wave. Two deaths. One tourist lost his leg, one in critical condition and the rest are ok..........so far.
killed two people on the Greek holiday island of Kos in the
early hours of Friday, sending tourists fleeing into the
streets, and causing disruption in the nearby Turkish tourist
hub of Bodrum.
A Turkish and a Swedish tourist, aged 39 and 22 years, died
when the roof of a popular bar collapsed, Greek police said.
Kos's port was put out of action and, across the strait, a small
tsunami damaged vehicles parked near Bodrum's shore.
On Kos, around 115 people were injured, including tourists
of various nationalities -- 12 of them seriously. More than 350
people visited hospitals in Turkey, though most had only light
injuries.
The quake struck at 1:31 a.m. (2231 GMT), and many of Kos's
tourists spent the rest of the night in the open as a
precaution, hotel owners said.
"All of a sudden it felt like a train was going right
through the room," said Vernon Hausman, a German holidaying on
Kos.
"Let's get the hell out of here" - quake off Greece and Turkey kills two - Nasdaq.com
And a 28 inch tidal wave. Two deaths. One tourist lost his leg, one in critical condition and the rest are ok..........so far.
