Over 6,000 people have fled Santorini, the famous Greek island, fearing a series of earthquakes that have been ongoing for 3 days.<\/p>\n
Santorini has taken on a deserted appearance. Streets without people. Empty luxury hotels. Closed shops.<\/p>\n
Where there used to be a lot of activity, today silence prevails on the famous island.<\/p>\n
According to Greek media, over 6,000 people have left by sea and flights in the last 24 hours alone. While the day before, residents spent the night outside their homes.<\/p>\n
During this period, renovation and maintenance of buildings is usually carried out to prepare for the summer tourist season. However, work has been stopped due to increased seismic activity.<\/p>\n
Schools and kindergartens have also been closed, not only in Santorini, but also on 6 other nearby islands in the Aegean Sea.<\/p>\n
Experts are monitoring the seismic situation. Emergency teams have been sent to the island. Seismological experts and journalists are also there to report on the developments.<\/p>\n
The seismic tremors have not stopped today, and have continued throughout the night.<\/p>\n
The strongest earthquake has reached a magnitude of 4.9. There is no major damage to buildings, but due to the continuous tremors, there have been landslides.<\/p>\n
Greek seismologists estimate that they are facing two scenarios. Either this long sequence of earthquakes of magnitude 4.9 – 5 will continue for several days, perhaps even weeks; or there will be a stronger earthquake of magnitude 5.5 to 6, which will then alleviate the situation by releasing the accumulated energy. An earthquake of magnitude 6 is considered strong and extreme.<\/p>\n
There have also been fears of a tsunami, because all earthquakes have an epicenter at sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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