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Dog missing after 6.3R earthquake returns home when school bell rings

October 10, 2017 animals Comments Off on Dog missing after 6.3R earthquake returns home when school bell rings

For one year, the dog called Bubis was the mascot of the primary school in Vrisa on the island of Levsos. He disappeared from the area after the powerful 6.3 R earthquake stroke on June 12th, devastated the village and brought also the school to collapse.When the school bell rang …

200 earthquake-hit locals sleep on the streets after tourist season opened on Lesvos

July 3, 2017 Uncategorized Comments Off on 200 earthquake-hit locals sleep on the streets after tourist season opened on Lesvos

Some 200 people, residents of the village largely destroyed by the earthquake, are back on the streets, seeking a place to sleep. They were staying in hotels and touristic rooms since the earthquake with 6.4 R stroke the island of Lesvos on June 12 2017 and destroyed the majority of …

Teenager heroine saves siblings before house collapse in Lesvos earthquake

June 19, 2017 Earthquake, Society Comments Off on Teenager heroine saves siblings before house collapse in Lesvos earthquake

A teenager heroine. In the first moments of panic after the powerful earthquake strikes the island of Lesvos, a 15-year-old girl puts her own safety and fears aside and saves her three underage siblings. The family house collapsed, like many other houses in the village of Vrisa. “My eldest daughter …

Vrisa: The ghost village of Lesvos after earthquake strikes with 6.3R

June 13, 2017 Earthquake Comments Off on Vrisa: The ghost village of Lesvos after earthquake strikes with 6.3R

Vrisa in south Lesvos. A ghost village. Destruction. Despair. Nine in ten houses in the village have collapsed or suffered serious damage. The powerful earthquake that stroke with 6.3R left behind a woman dead, 15 people injured and huge material damage. “We have no future here,” a resident tells Euronews. …

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