Earthquake hits Turkey and Greece
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit the Aegean coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos.
The epicentre was three miles south of the Plomari on Lesbos, according to US Geological Survey. The town’s mayor said several buildings have been damaged in Plomari and nearby Mytilene.
Tremors were reportedly felt in Istanbul and Athens when the quake struck, at 12.30pm GMT on Monday, with two aftershocks shortly after.
Haluk Ozener, head of Turkey’s Kandilli observatory in Istanbul told the BBC: "We will be seeing the aftershocks of this in the coming hours, days and weeks."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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