KOS, Greece: The Greek holiday island of Kos on Saturday was struggling to recover from a quake that killed two people and injured hundreds, with tourists facing flight delays and the damaged main harbor closed for a second day. No ‘dramatization’The quake struck at the height of the tourism season, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday warned against “dramatizing” the issue. But asylum procedures have been curtailed until at least Monday as the quake damaged passport inspection facilities at the harbor. The quake toppled the minaret of a historic 18th century mosque, damaged a church and knocked boulders off the fortifications. In June, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake gutted a village on the Greek island of Lesbos, killing a woman and leaving more than 15 injured.

Source: Manila Times July 22, 2017 12:00 UTC