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Two tourists were killed when a nightclub collapsed around screaming revellers during a violent earthquake this morning.

Scores of tourists and local residents fled as the White Corner Club, on the Greek island of Kos, crumbled around them.

Turkish national Sinan Kurdoglu, 39, died in the quake alongside a 27-year-old Swedish man, who is yet to be identified.

Greek authorities listed five seriously injured revellers who were flown to Crete by emergency services earlier today.

Two Swedes, one Norwegian, a Greek man and a Greek woman, were all taken to hospital.

One is reported to have suffered extensive leg injuries and all are thought to have been in the bar when the roof suddenly collapsed.

Maria Karagiannaki, who was working at the White Corner Club when disaster struck, told a Norwegian reporter: "We had two dead. I am in shock. I still cannot imagine it."

Across Kos and the Turkish city of Bodrum, more than 200 people have been injured.

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The 6.7-magnitude tremor struck south of Bodrum and east of Kos - areas popular with British holidaymakers.

As a search and rescue unit from the Greek armed forces flew in to support citizens, pictures of families cowering under tables and huddled on sun loungers emerged.

Buildings on Kos were damaged by the shockwaves, which prompted a small tsunami, flooding parts of the island.

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Tourists had to flee their hotel rooms when the quake hit at around 1.30am, and experienced aftershocks throughout the night.

A number of Britons have spoken of their fear when they felt tremors.

Lauren Duffy, from Merseyside, said glass and broken pieces of marble statues were among the debris strewn near her hotel in the wake of the earthquake.

The University of Chester student, who is staying at the Atlantis Hotel in Lambi, a short drive from Kos Town, spent the night outside with fellow guests as aftershocks continued to rock the island.

The 20-year-old, who is on holiday with her mother and sister, said: "We were woken up by really aggressive shaking.

"We didn't know what it was. You couldn't find your balance. It was just a scary situation."

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Naomi Ruddock, who is on holiday in Kos with her mother Eleanor, said a staff member told her it was the worst earthquake the area had seen.

The 22-year-old from London, who is staying at the Akti Palace Hotel in Kardamena, said: "The restaurant manager just said that he's never seen anything like this ever happen ever around this area or ever in Greece.

He said it was like something out of a film, and it was.

"We were asleep and we just felt the room shaking. The room moved. Literally everything was moving.

"And it kind of felt like you were on a boat and it was swaying really fast from side to side, you felt seasick."

Former footballer Kevin McNaughton said he is near Dalaman, around 120 miles from Bodrum in Turkey.

The ex-Cardiff City player tweeted: "Jesus just experienced earthquake in turkey, literally crapped myself room shaking allover place, just stood outside now no sure what to do."

The effects of the quake were felt by people miles away from the epicentre.

Many ran from their homes or holiday apartments with pillows and blankets, according to one Briton who is staying in Didim, around 60 miles from Bodrum.

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Kristian Stevens, from Nelson, in Lancashire, said he felt the building he was in "shake like a jelly".

Sophie Wild said she fled her third floor accommodation in Altinkum, around 500 miles from Bodrum, when she woke to a loud banging noise.

The 21-year-old, from Canterbury, in Kent, said she was woken by a loud banging noise.

She said: "When we realised it was an earthquake, we got an immediate sense to get out, we thought the building was going to crumble around us.

"People were running out of rooms, banging on people's doors to make sure they were out.

"Everyone just ran outside and waited for a couple of hours - it's only now that people are starting to go back to their rooms.

"There are a few cracks in the walls but otherwise staff says it's safe."

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The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.9, was very shallow, only 6.2 miles below the seabed.

A magnitude 6.7 quake is considered strong and is capable of causing considerable damage, but the effects of this one would have been dampened by seas.

Turkey is prone to earthquakes because it is located between the Arabian plate and Eurasian plate.

More than 120 people on Kos have been injured, officials said. Some have been airlifted to the larger nearby island of Rhodes for treatment.

In Bodrum, at least 70 people have been treated for injuries sustained in the quake and its aftershocks.

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Speaking to Mirror Online, Ela Hopkins, from Wales, who is on holiday in Rhodes, said: "The room was shaking vigorously and the sound was deafening! We stepped out of our room to look down the corridor and see what looked like smoke and dust appearing from the stair ways and elevators.

"We were on the 6th floor of the 17-floor hotel, Rodos Palace. We without putting our clothes or even shoes on jumped out of bed and rushed down the many flights of stairs checking if other holidaymakers were okay too.

"There was then hundreds of people gathered at the lobby and outside the building. With Rodos Palace being the tallest hotel of the Ixia strip we were very anxious and panicked.

"However the hotel and guests were left unharmed apart from a few furnishings knocked over and ceiling tiles coming down. Overall not a pleasant experience, but definitely something to tell people that you've experienced a 6.7 earthquake!"

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The Foreign Office advised Britons in surrounding areas to follow the advice of local authorities and tour operators.

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are speaking to the Turkish and Greek authorities following an earthquake off the coast of Bodrum and near the island of Kos.

"Any British people in the areas affected should follow the instructions of local authorities."