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Greece: earthquakes beating Santorini and forcing thousands to leave the island

The Greek island of Santorini is facing anxiety after a series of strong earthquakes that pushed thousands of residents to leave the island. While the government calls for calm, the authorities closed schools and tightened precautionary measures in the neighboring islands. Experts emphasized that the seismic activity is tectone, not a volcano, amid fears of repeating previous disasters. /P>

Al -Jazeera, located in the Cyclades Archipelago, recorded more than 200 tremors since Sunday, when it reached 4.9 degrees on Monday noon, according to the Geo -Daily Institute at the Athens Observatory.

The Prime Minister reassured the citizens saying: & quot; Dealing with a very extensive geological phenomenon, and I ask everyone to have calm & quot;

Thousands of population of the island with a population of about 15,500 people have left since Sunday, with fears of repetition of tremors during the last two days. According to the reports of the French News Agency, about a thousand people had boarded a phrase heading to the Pirius port in Athens on Monday afternoon. Coast Guard that the phrase & quot; Blue Star Khios & quot; She took 1100 passengers from Santorini. Despite these conditions, there were no clear panic, but queues were formed in front of local travel agencies. To ensure the safety of our children & quot;. In the same context, Costas Sakafaras, a 17 -year -old tourist guide, explained that he had not seen such successive tremors before, adding: & quot; we decided to leave for safety reasons, and the phrase was completely full & quot;

set the institute Geodamatic the center of the earthquake between Santorini and the nearby Anafi island, which is also a tourist destination. The residents received an immediate warning on their mobile phones warning them of the danger of collapses in some villages. The Greek Airlines announced & quot & quot; On the organization of additional flights on Monday and Tuesday to and from Santorini. Seismologists emphasized that seismic activity extends its influence to the Anafi, Yos and Amege Islands. The head of the Earthquake Organization (OASP) is scheduled to hold a meeting with local authorities and earthquake experts to assess the situation. The general risk of an earthquake with a strength of more than 6 degrees is very weak, although the mud may occur to 5.5 degrees. Despite these statements, the authorities continue their calls to the population to maintain the utmost caution. The Minister of Civil Protection, Vasilis Kiklias, confirmed to Parliament that all measures taken so far & quot; protective & quot;

and according to experts, the tremors are not the result of volcanic activity, but rather a tecton activity. Santorini is one of the most famous volcanic islands in the Cyclades archipelago, where she received 3.4 million tourists in 2023.

Although the tourist season is currently declining, fears between travelers are increasing. In Bulgaria, Pico Picovs, CEO of Bohemia Travel Agency, pointed out that they received contacts from concerned agents about their trips to the island. 50 people, causing a tsunami.

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