Earthquake wrecks old buildings in Crete, killing one person

Firefighters look for people in the rubble of a demolished church following an earthquake, in Arkalochori on the island of Crete. Reuters

Angeliki Koutantou

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 shook Greece's largest island, Crete, on Monday morning, killing one person and injuring several, authorities said.

The tremor sent people fleeing out of homes, schools and public buildings across the island. Damage was reported to many old buildings close to the epicentre, in the east of the island.