Emergency crews posted on Santorini as an earthquake worry about Greek experts

The schools were closed and an emergency crew deployed on the volcanic Greek island on Monday was worried about a potentially powerful earthquake after a spike in earthquake activity.

After more than 200 earthquakes in the area in the last three days, precautions were also ordered on several nearby Azian Sea Islands near all popular summer vacation destinations.

Civil Defense Minister Vasilis Kikilias said late Sunday after an emergency government meeting in Athens on Sunday, “These measures are precautionary, and officials will be vigilant.” “We urge the citizens to strictly follow the safety recommendations to reduce the risk.”

While Greek experts say that quakes, measuring to magnitude 4.8 are not associated with the volcano of Centorini, they admit that the pattern of seismic activity is a cause of concern.

The frequency of Quake, which continued on Sunday night and Monday, has been worried about the residents.

Local resident Micallis Gerontacis said, “I have never felt anything like that and with such a frequency – an earthquake every 10 or 20 minutes.

“We came out yesterday and performed. Despite the earthquake, Philharmanic performed for a religious occasion,” said GerontCice. “When you are playing, you cannot feel the earthquake, but when we were in the church there were earthquakes. Nobody knows what will happen. People can say whatever they want, but it has no value. You cannot struggle with nature. “

Government officials met scientists throughout the weekend and on Monday to assess the situation, while schools were also ordered to be closed on the islands near Amorgos, Anafi and iOS.

On Centorini, residents and visitors were advised to avoid large indoor ceremonies and areas where rock slides may occur, while hotels directed to dry the swimming pool to reduce potential construction damage from a earthquake. Was gone

On Sunday, the fire service rescue team, which arrived at the island, installed yellow tents as a staging area inside a basketball court next to the main hospital of the island.

“We arrived last night, rescue teams and a 26 -member team of a rescue dog,” said Fire Brigadier Eonis Billius.

Quakes continued to intensify the island through the night and on Monday morning, more and more on many, and Billius said that many residents, including the whole family, spent the night in their cars.

Crescent -shaped Centorini is a major tourist destination with daily arrival through commercial flights, ghats and cruise ships. The island attracts more than 3 million visitors annually to its white villages, built with dramatic rocks formed by a giant volcanic eruption over 3,500 years ago.

Major Greek earthquakeder garasimos papadopolos warned that the current earthquake was displaced on live seismic maps as a growing cluster of the dots between the sentorini, iOS, emorogos, and the islands of Anafi.

“All landscapes remain open,” Papadopolos wrote in an online post. “The number of shocks has increased, magnitude has increased, and the epicenter has moved to the north -either. While these are tectonic quakes, not volcanoes, the level of risk has increased.”

In the main city of FIRA in Centorini, local authorities nominated the points collected for the residents in preparation for a possible withdrawal, although Mayor Nicos Zorzos emphasized the preventive nature of measures.

“We are bound to prepare. But getting ready for some does not mean that it would happen,” he said during a weekend briefing. “Sometimes, the way the situation is reported, those reports may contain exaggeration … so people should remain calm.”

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