State of emergency declared on Santorini after earthquakes shake island

Greek civil protection authorities made the declaration after an estimated 7,700 tremors struck in less than a weekGreek civil protection authorities have declared a state of emergency on Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week.The emergency measures were declared by the island’s town hall hours after seismologists recorded a 5.2-magnitude earthquake – the most powerful tremor to be felt on Santorini since the first of an estimated 7,700 temblors were registered last week. Continue reading...

State of emergency declared on Santorini after earthquakes shake island

Greek civil protection authorities made the declaration after an estimated 7,700 tremors struck in less than a week

Greek civil protection authorities have declared a state of emergency on Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week.

The emergency measures were declared by the island’s town hall hours after seismologists recorded a 5.2-magnitude earthquake – the most powerful tremor to be felt on Santorini since the first of an estimated 7,700 temblors were registered last week.

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