June 13, 2017 — The eastern Aegean island of Lesbos was rocked by an earthquake measuring 6.2 R on the Richter scale on Monday. One woman lost her life and at least ten other people were injured when the quake-damaged houses in the village of Vrissa collapsed. Twelve villages in southern Lesbos were reported to have suffered most damages from Monday’s earthquake as buildings were completely destroyed.
The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ offered support to the local municipality to assist local residents who were unable to stay at their destroyed houses. An ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ team arrived at the local football stadium on Monday night where approximately 50 people from the quake-affected village of Vrissa had been relocated for temporary housing. In coordination with the Greek army and police, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ distributed WakaWaka portable solar chargers, sleeping mats, cots and toilet paper to support the response, as well as two chemical toilets at the request of the municipality.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ psychologists were on site to provide counselling and emotional support to the villagers.
Authorities in Greece have declared a state of emergency on the island of Lesbos as 800 people are left homeless after their homes were completely destroyed.
The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ has been responding to Europe’s refugee crisis on Lesbos since July 2015.