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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-09-23
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[01] One dead, six injured in accident at Santorini archaeological site
[01] One dead, six injured in accident at Santorini archaeological site
One person died and six were injured when a steel roof of the Akrotiri
archaeological site on the island of Santorini collapsed on Friday
afternoon.
Rescue teams managed to locate and remove the six injured individuals -
two Slovenian tourists, two Americans, one German and one Greek - but
had been unable to remove the body of the dead victim as of Friday
evening.
Three of the six injured victims are in serious condition and have been
flown by military aircraft to KAT Hospital in northern Attica.
The identity and nationality of the dead victim remains unknown.
Deputy Culture Minister Petros Tatoulis, who is on his way to
Santorini, said that an investigation will be conducted to discover the
causes that led to the roof's collapse.
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