On Wednesday, the Greek authorities updated plans in case hundreds of shocks that have been registered on the island of Santorini for several days were a harbinger of a larger earthquake. As the AP reported, there is a coastal guard vessel near the island and a military parent vessel in case urgent evacuation is needed, TASR writes.
A meeting of security forces with scientists and members of the government took place in Athens on Wednesday. His conduct Minister of Civilian Protection Vasilis Kikilias justified the need to develop scenarios for positive and negative development of the situation.
The Ministry for Digitization informed that Santorini was transported a mobile unit for satellite communication. Telecommunications service providers sent to Santorini and nearby Islands Anafi, Amorgos and iOS generators and mobile telecommunications units.
The digital platform of MySaftyPlan.Gov.gr with maps, where areas are determined as safe collection points in the event of a natural disaster, was also created.
Greece lies in a seismically active area and the earthquakes are common there. However, it is extremely rare for any part of the country to experience such an intense onslaught in the form of frequent earthquakes.
AP recalled that predicting earthquakes is not possible and experts are not able to determine whether the seismic activity between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos is a harbinger of a larger earthquake, or only part of weeks or months of small or medium -sized earthquakes.
For the time being, the authorities have stated that the monitors have experienced increased volcanic activity in the flooded caldera on Santorini, which was created at a massive volcanic explosion about 3,500 years ago. However, scientists say that this is not related to earthquakes. They believe that the seismic activity northeast of the island is unlikely to induce the activity of any of the two volcanoes in the area.
In the meantime, the authorities in the area of earthquakes have banned access to several coastal areas and ordered schools to close schools on several islands for a week. Santorini has been banned from public events and the authorities have limited access to areas on the tops of the cliffs, which are among the biggest tourist attractions.
Santorini has left thousands of locals and visitors since last weekend, frightened by a series of earthquakes with magnitude 3 to 5 in the area. Board and airlines have added additional connections to their transport order to meet the increased interest of passengers. Ferry transport, however, thwarted the bad weather on Wednesday.
