Lefkada, a popular spot for holidaymakers, was hit by an earthquake on Tuesday morning.A strong earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Greek island of Lefkada on Tuesday, killing two people and damaging roads and buildings, local authorities have said.
The island is a popular spot for holidaymakers, with large bays and consistently blustery winds attracting droves of sailors and windsurfers.
The coastal towns of Vassiliki, close to where the two deaths occurred, and Nydri, are among the most visited spots.
A woman in her sixties was killed by a falling rock caused by a landslide near her home in the village of Ponti, the island's deputy mayor Christos Kaliforis told Vima radio.
Another woman was killed in the village of Athani, he said.
Greek news agency Ana said four people had been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Roads in the south-east of the Ionian island, closest to the earthquake's epicentre in the sea, and several stone houses, have been damaged, Kaliforis said. A church has also collapsed.
An aftershock registering 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the island just before 11:00 am (0900 GMT), two hours after the original earthquake struck.
“We have had almost continuous aftershocks all day," Karen Bennett, a yoga teacher living in Ponti, told Telegraph Travel. "Some feel almost as strong but much shorter than the original quake. It's quite difficult to relax this evening.
“The roads around Vassiliki Harbour have substantial damage but the harbour is still standing, as far as we could see none of the harbour has subsided into the sea. There is damage to older buildings but all the newer buildings have to meet rigorous safety requirements so they structurally seem OK - although generally there is a lot of damage to household contents. A lot of businesses around the harbour and throughout the village (including restaurants and shops popular with tourists in summer) have suffered substantial damage to stock."
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