One person was killed and at least nine were injured strong earthquake of 5,8 Richter in Crete, in Arkalochori, on Monday morning.
According to ERT information, the church of the Prophet Ilia in Arkalochori completely collapsed and resulted in the death of a man who was working on the spot and was crushed by the wreckage.
The man, after being released by the men of the Fire Brigade, was received by EKAB.
As confirmed by the deputy mayor of Minoa - Pediada, Ioannis Drakakis, this is a worker who was carrying out restoration work on Profitis Ilias.
There were other workers at the scene, but they were outside the sanctuary and did not appear to have been injured, according to state television.
At least nine injured
At the same time, according to information from the Health Center of Arkalochori, there are nine injured from the earthquake.
Two of them, adult men with fractures, will be transported by ambulance to Heraklion. 
Lots of damage to buildings
So far in the center of the Fire Department many damages have been reported in buildings in the villages of Roussochoria, Archontiko and Patsideros.
Strong forces of the Fire Brigade have rushed to the wider area, while the Minister of Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis, is also going to the island, as well as a group of EMAK.
According to testimonies and local media, the earthquake had a long duration and was strongly felt not only in Heraklion, but in the whole island, but also in other areas, such as Santorini.
The aftershock sequence is intense as there have been two vibrations, 3,8 and 4,5 Richter, with seismologists expressing concern. 
According to the mayor of the area, Manolis Fraggakis, the disasters in the wider area of Arkalochori are significant and concern buildings, temples and PPC pillars that have receded.
Significant damage to water supply networks and buildings are recorded, according to the mayor of Archanes Asterousia, Manolis Kokosalis, in the wider area of his administrative district.
The schools have been evacuated, while an inspection has already begun on the condition of the school buildings. All the Authorities are on foot, focusing on the area of Arkalochori where significant damage and collapse of temples are recorded.
Papazahos: The week will be difficult
Speaking to SKAI, Professor K. Papazachos did not rule out the possibility of many aftershocks in Crete, talking about a difficult week.
The area has several well-studied faults, however they rarely give activity. "These earthquakes are very rare, they happen every hundreds of years," he said, adding that "we do not even know when the previous one occurred in the area."
"It's just that the area has been boiling since the end of May," he said, adding that the seismic activity was the highest it could be, so there was no fear of another major quake.
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