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UNITED STATES

Plane with 10 onboard missing in Alaska

A plane with 10 people onboard was reported missing late on Thursday afternoon near Nome, Alaska's westernmost major city, according to officials. Alaska State Troopers reported that the flight had nine passengers and one pilot onboard, adding that they were contacted by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at 4 pm regarding the missing plane. The White Mountain fire chief, Jack Adams, said that the plane disappeared from the radar somewhere along the coast from Nome to Topkok.

GREECE

Quake surge prompts state of emergency

Greece's government declared a state of emergency in Santorini on Thursday after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week. The Ministry of Civil Protection's announcement will provide authorities with faster access to state resources. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis confirmed that multiple emergency services were already mobilized to support the island.

Xinhua - Agencies