Quake kills 8 in Greek city

Chicago Sun-Times | September 14, 1986 | Copyright

ATHENS, Greece A powerful earthquake toppled buildings and damaged scores of homes yesterday in the southwestern port city of Kalamata, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 200, officials said.

The government declared a state of emergency and began airlifting medical supplies and tents to the city in the Peloponnesus region 110 miles southwest of Athens.

The earthquake, which struck at 10:27 p.m. and measured 6.2 on the Richter scale, collapsed many older homes and a five-story apartment building in the Nissaki area of Kalamata, a police spokesman said.

The temblor ...

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