The Archive · 1928

Corinth in Ruins

Athens, Apr. 22.

Four violent earthquake shocks' were felt here yesterday evening. Terrified inhabitants Rocked into the Officint statistics concerning the recent earthquakes show that over 8,000 houses collapsed at Philippepolis, 6,100 have become uninhabitable ind another 2,500 must be repaired.—Reuter, Athens, Apr, Further earthquake shocks, ae: companied by a violent storm and subterranean rumblings, wel fet last night. as which houses previously standing were destroyed, 'A shock was experienced here thie Over 200,000 Rendered Homelexs Sofia, Apr. 25.

According {o official statistics, 103 persons have been killed and 50) injured, in the recent earth quakes, while over 200,000 persons have been rendered homeless.

Another shock was felt invari! ws places yestapday, but no casual have, been reported, Later.

Later.

Hitherto there have beef" eleven censunities in Corinth as the result The violent earthquakes exper enced in Corinth to-day were felt at Patras, 70 miles north-west of Corinth, and at Athens the earthquake yesterday evens "The greatest damage done was in the town of Corinth, where several houses en the telegraph flee ecl-Tapsed, while a prison was destroyed.

'The' small number of ensvalties due to the fact that the pepulation had been warned previous, to the shocks, most of the inhubitaate Teaving town.

The. bathing station at Lateaki, near Corinth Canal, was destroyed.

Later.

With the exception of a few new Duildings "which have. been. badly damaged, Corinth is reported to be in ruins. of all those in tress. Soup-kitchens are being started.

The help of the British authori-much appreciated by the inhabitants.—Reuter, More Tremors la Corinth Athens, Apr. 25.

Violent earthquake shocks, followed by rain and hail-storms, ce-curred _at Corinth early this morning. Tents sheltering refugees were blown down and the sufferers. andthe town wes in darkness si The powerhouse was. destroyed were fatally injured as the vocule Tt ix now reported that 20 persons

Of the earhguake.

Fifty' houses collapsed at Kala-maki. from the previous quakes were exposed for hours to torrential rain.

Many of them gave the appearance of having lost their reason as they sought in vain for shelter. of Corinth which remained have now also cotlapeed, A woman said

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