Greeks stay outdoors after quake

PATRAS, Greece, June 9 (UPI) -- Residents of two western Greek provinces were living outdoors Monday after a strong earthquake killed two people and injured 100 others.

People in Ilia and Achaia prefectures on the country's Peloponnese peninsula spent the night camped outdoors after the Sunday temblor, which local officials said was the strongest quake to hit Greece in almost 10 years, the Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported.

The newspaper said the magnitude 6.5 quake, centered near Patras, caused panic throughout the region when it struck late Sunday afternoon. A 55-year-old man was killed when the roof of his house collapsed and many older buildings were damaged. An 80-year-old woman died from a heart attack after suffering minor injuries from the quake.

Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis said damaged Peloponnese homes would be immediately restored and government aid would be given to victims directly and without red tape, the Athens News Agency said in a report.