'He was on a mattress upstairs, then suddenly on the street': Greeks count cost of island quake

Greeks on the island of Lesvos were counting the cost on Tuesday of a massive earthquake which ripped through its south on Monday, razing an entire village and leaving one person dead.

Many residents of Vrisa, a community of some 600 people, spent the night in tents, local hotels and a monastery after the 6.3 magnitude quake rippled through the area, toppling buildings.

"We are talking about total devastation," Spyros Galinos, the mayor of Lesvos, told Reuters. A 43-year-old mother of two was killed when her home collapsed. Her husband survived.

"He was lying on a mattress upstairs which suddenly ended up on the street," a man who identified himself as the victim's brother-in-law told Star TV station. "We carried him out on a door."

Authorities ordered the evacuation of the community, lying south of the island. A patchwork of terracotta rooftops...