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Show QUE WRECKS II HOUSES NUMBER OF TEMBLOR VICTIMS ON MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS BELIEVED GREAT Earthquake Shakes Arkhangelo, Ar-Arnimea, Ar-Arnimea, Apolakkia, and Mono-litho; Mono-litho; More Than 2000 Homes Are Destroyed Rome. A great earthquake has destroyed de-stroyed more than 2000 houses on the island of Rhodes, in the Aegean sea. The villages of Arkhangelo, Arnima, Apolakkia aDd Monolitho suffered most severely from the continued shocks. Athens. A disastrous earthquake of unprecedented violence is reported to have occurred at midnight on the island is-land of Crete. The shocks were followed fol-lowed by loud rumblings, with landslides, land-slides, and the collapse of houses, causing many fires. The center of the disturbance was at Candia, important coast city, where the entire population was thrown into a panic. Similar experiences are reported re-ported from Kanea, on the other end of the island, and from many of the smaller towns-and villages in Crete. The number of victims is believed to be great. Accurate information is still lacking. It is believed the earthquake extended extend-ed over a large area. The Athens observatory ob-servatory states that the center of the earthquake was between the Cyclades islands and Crete, probably originating originat-ing in the Sandorini volcano. Other shocks are reported from the Ionin islands in western Greece. Latest reports indicate that the shocks which rocked the island came entirely without warning, and lasted for fully five minutes. The famous archaelogical museum at Candia was destroyed. The quake was felt all over Greece and the Dod-ecanes Dod-ecanes islands. Aa late dispatch states that serious damage was done at Rhodes. |