Grèce: 2 morts et 100 blessés après un séisme en mer Égée
People walk near a damaged building after an strong earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey's Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing people, authorities said. (Kalymnos-news.gr via AP)Photo: AP
A man lies on the ground as other tourists stand outside a bar after an earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing at least two people, authorities said. (Kostoday.gr via AP)
Firefighters and rescuers try to clean a road from the stones after an earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing at least two people, authorities said. (Kostoday.gr via AP)
People try to move the cars from a flooded coastal road after an earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing people, authorities said. (Kostoday.gr via AP)
People walk near a damaged building after an strong earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing people, authorities said. (Kalymnos-news.gr via AP)
A man walks near a damaged building after an earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing people, authorities said. (Kalymnos-news.gr via AP)
People walk at a flooded coastal road after an earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port, authorities said. (Kostoday.gr via AP)
People sit at a square after an earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing at least two people, authorities said. (Kostoday.gr via AP)
People stand at a square near damaged buildings after an earthquake on the Greek island of Kos early Friday, July 21, 2017. A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing people, authorities said. (Kalymnos-news.gr via AP)
Deux personnes sont mortes et plusieurs autres ont été blessées vendredi matin à la suite d’un puissant séisme qui a secoué des îles grecques ainsi que la côte de la Turquie sur la mer Égée.
La secousse pourrait avoir fait plus de 100 blessés, a confirmé Giorgos Halkidios, un responsable du gouvernement régional de l’île de Kos, en Grèce.
Le maire de Kos, Giorgos Kyritsis, a indiqué que des bâtiments sur l’île avaient subi des dommages structurels en raison du séisme qui a frappé tôt en matinée, vers 1h30. «Ce sont principalement les vieux bâtiments qui ont été affectés, ceux qui ont été construits avant l’adoption des règlements concernant les tremblements de terre», a-t-il indiqué.
Si le village a été durement touché, le reste de l’île a été relativement épargné, selon le maire.
De son côté, le service d’incendie a fait savoir que trois blessés avaient été extirpés de sous des décombres à Kos. Des équipes de sauvetage sont actuellement à pied d’œuvre afin de chercher des gens dans les maisons.
La garde côtière a également annoncé que le port de l’île avait été endommagé.
L’épicentre de la secousse d’une magnitude de 6,7 a été localisé à 10 km au sud de Bodrum, en Turquie, et à 16 km au nord-est de Kos. Deux puissantes répliques ont également été enregistrées.
