The authorities already keep classes and works suspended, while recommending the population not to approach certain coastal areas
The Greece government has decreed on Thursday the Emergency state on Santorini Island by the incessant earthquakes that affect this area, to a extent that will be in force, in principle, until March 1.
The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Greek Civil Protection has indicated in a statement that with this statement the authorities want address possible emergencies that occur and manage its consequences, the ERT public television network has reported.
As a precautionary measure, the authorities already They keep classes and works suspendedwhile recommending the population not to approach certain coastal areas. In recent days, Santorini’s exits have happened by sea and air, to the point that local media estimate that two thirds of the local population have gone.
The Greek seismological agency detected on Wednesday afternoon the greatest earthquake of this recent wave of tremors, with A 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scalewhile between midnight and noon this Thursday there have been more than 20 earthquakes that have exceeded 4.
The fear of experts is that at some point occur An earthquake of magnitude 6without being clear for now when it could take place or how long the current succession of tremors will last, which began 15 days ago and intensified last weekend.
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