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A night of agony for its inhabitants Samos, after the strong 6.7 Richter earthquake that occurred just before 2:00 p.m. on Friday. the successive aftershocks scare, with earthquake victims choosing to spend the night in tents and other accommodations on the island.
Many have chosen to stay in family homes, hotels, or even in their cars. several of the aftershocks are strong.
Next to, an open-air camp has been established in Vathi, while hotel rooms have been reserved for earthquake victims.
At the same time, EMAK units and the Police are trying to evacuate houses that have not yet been inspected, asking residents not to stay in houses that have cracks.
The autopsy of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Fire Brigade in Karlovasi and Vathi was completed earlier.
Engineers from the General Secretariat of Civil Protection and the Ministry of Infrastructure indicated that tomorrow the evaluation of which houses are habitable and which buildings have a problem due to serious damage will be carried out.
The Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, who has been on the scene since Friday afternoon with a special EKAM helicopter team and a special EKAB rescue team, said: “Obviously the infrastructure is damaged. We will register them and implement what the protocol and the general plan that applies in these cases says ”.
Grief for the two unfortunate children
Likewise, Nikos Hardalias said that he was devastated by the tragic death of the two children who were crushed by a wall. “We are all devastated by the loss of two souls.”
At the same time, the mayor of western Samos, Alexandros Lymperis, speaking to OPEN, relayed the weather from Samos, noting: “Many iconic buildings have been damaged. However, we have already set up tents at the Karlovasi stadium. We will provide the basic necessities so that we do not have other problems tonight. The health center worked perfectly. But we are shocked by the loss of children. “
The two boys, aged 15 and 17, were crushed by a wall that collapsed and were dragged out dead..
They are two high school students, a girl and a boy, who were returning from their school in Vathi, Samos.
The two children were walking down a small alley shortly after the earthquake. They passed a ruined wall, which collapsed on them.
Parents who were searching for their children after the earthquake did everything the two students did every day to locate them. When they saw the ruins, they alerted the EKAB rescuers.
Rescue teams rushed to free the two children who were eventually pulled out dead. sinking the island and the whole country in mourning.
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Shocking video of the place where the two children died
Next to, A 14-year-old and a 63-year-old were taken to hospitals in Athens on a special C-130 Air Force flight. during a strong earthquake.
According to the Health Ministry, the 14-year-old has open fractures and was transferred to the “Panagiotis & Aglaias Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital.
The 63-year-old man with a fractured cheekbone and partial ruptured spleen was transferred to Attica General Hospital KAT.
A total of 19 people were injured in the earthquake that struck Samos on Friday afternoon. 7 wounded remain in the Samos Hospital, all out of danger, while 10 citizens went to the Karlovasi Health Center. They received first aid and returned to their homes.
The strong earthquake that caused the tsunami, as well as the aftershocks, many buildings have been severely damaged.
Read in detail how CNN Greece covered the events with the strong earthquake in Samos
