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May 05, 1954 - Earthquake in Central Greece: 19 people were killed and many injured and 20, 000 were made homeless in the earthquake which spread destruction over 1, 500 square miles of Thessaly in Central Greece. While 600, 000 people in the province were preparing for May Day festivities more than 2, 000 houses were destroyed and another 1, 000 damaged. Towns were left as rubble. Photo Shows A remarkable and dramatic picture taken only a few moments after the earthquake in Pharsala, Central Greece, showing a wall crumbling and collapsing while a wooden stall in front unshaken and undamaged

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Collapsing Crumbling Earthquake Festivities Moments Remarkable Spread Stall Thessaly Undamaged

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