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15 Sep 2000

Greece
Athens: one year on, earthquake effects linger

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The world may have forgotten it, but for many people in the Greek capital, Athens, a 10-second earthquake that struck last September continues to have a big impact on their lives. More than 6,000 families still live in camps in prefabricated houses, mostly donated by the local authorities. They have no money to rebuild their previous house or construct a new one.
In the suburb of Menidi, one of the hardest hit areas, Thomas Kougioumtzidis lives with his wife and two children in Kaputa camp. He lost his house and job during the earthquake and is

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06 Sep 2000

Greece
One year on, Greek quake victims still in tin huts

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— Reuters - AlertNet

By Dina Kyriakidou

ATHENS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A year after the Athens earthquake that killed 143 people and damaged thousands of buildings in the Greek capital, many of the survivors still live in tiny prefabricated homes in camps ringing the city.

Eva Andreadou, 48, and her 18-year-old daughter Mariza were among the 700 people injured by the quake on September 7, 1999, whose home is now a two-room metal box.

Eva recalls the horror of being trapped in rubble when the earthquake levelled her apartment building and of being unable to reach Mariza who was also trapped nearby.

Reuters - AlertNet:

For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit www.trust.org/alertnet

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28 Jan 2000

Turkey + 1 other
Assembly wants more planning and cash for Earthquake zones

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— Council of Europe

STRASBOURG, 28.01.2000 - The COUNCIL OF EUROPE Parliamentary Assembly today urged continued aid to rebuild earthquake devastated regions in Turkey and Greece.
It was debating reports from the Economic Affairs Committee (Economic consequences of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and in Greece by Oya AKGÔNENC, Turkey, EDG and Elefterios VERIVAKIS, Greece, SOC) and Social Affairs Committee (Social consequences of the recent earthquakes in Turkey, Laszlo SURJAN, Hungary, EPP).

The earthquakes which struck Turkey on 17 August and 12 November 1999 left almost 18 000 people dead and 49 000

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Athens: one year on, earthquake effects linger

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One year on, Greek quake victims still in tin huts

Turkey + 1 other
Assembly wants more planning and cash for Earthquake zones