Earthquake kills two on Kos island

A 39-year-old Turk and a 27-year-old Swede are reportedly dead, according to sources.
Five persons who have been seriously injured were transferred to the Heraklion University Hospital in Crete. 
The 6.4-magnitude quake hit 12km north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. 
Some buildings have suffered serious damage. The island's port has sustained damage while the airport is operating normally, said Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis, who rushed to the island earlier in the day along with Deputy Shipping Minister Nektarios Santorinios and Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas.
25 firemen with 7 vehicles operate in the area as well as 15 persons of EMAK special unit for disasters.

The infrastructure on the island is functional and the only problems are limited to the port, the mayor of Kos Giorgos Kyritsis said to the Athens Macedonian News Agency on Friday.
The port has sustained serious damages and will need restoration while the water, electricity and road network operate without any problems, he said.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the leaders of the political parties had a phone contact with the mayor.