On the island of Santorini, Greece, an emergency was declared after a continuous earthquake.
It comes later Size 5.2 progress was recorded on Wednesday 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on Wednesday between Amorgos and Santorini. It makes it the most powerful recently. It is estimated to have occurred at 5 km deep.
An official said by March 3, the emergency will take effect to “resolve emergency demands and manage the results.”
More than 11,000 people have already left Santorini, about 7,000 people left to the ferry and 4,000 people departed.
The 4.7 -sized earthquake was also recorded southwest of Amorgos at 07:50 on Thursday, following 57 progress between midnight and 06:30.
So far, no big damage has been reported on the island Authorities are taking preventive measures and bracing if a larger earthquake occurs.
Greek Prime Minister Kiri Kosmitsutsutaki is expected to visit Santorini on Friday.
Vasilis Karastathis, director of the Earth Epidemiology Research Institute, told Ertnews that “the earthquake continues at the same speed as the previous day.”
“We have a lot of earthquakes,” he said, “he said.
“Still, we are not in a position to see evidence that the order will be completed slowly. We are still in the middle of the road. We haven’t seen it thinner. Retreat.”
Santorini welcomes millions of tourists every year, but now there are few seasons. This means that the majority of local residents and workers are evacuated.
If the weather is not good, the ferry from Santorini near Athens to the Pirreus port will not be operated. Disadvantages are expected to continue in the future.
Many travelers remained in the port of Santorini, so many families took the emergency ferry lines when they wanted to leave the island.
Other neighboring islands, including Santorini’s schools and ANAFI, Paros, Naxos and Mykonos, will be closed until the decision of the time that the authorities can be reopened by Friday.
The island has been strengthened as a firefighter and medical staff of another island, another island.
All hospital staff are waiting to help people on the island as all vacations and vacations are canceled.
The ambulance troops also arrived to strengthen the island’s service and would be helpful from the army.
According to the Ministry of Health, the first thing that will happen in the event of an emergency demand for employees is that doctors and nurses move on another island. If the necessity in Santorini increases, Athens will also be sent to the island.
A backup communication station is established at Santorini viewing, which is activated when major earthquakes and communication problems occur.
Vassilis Kikilias, a minister of climate and civil protection, said that firefighters specializing in natural disasters are being dispatched to Santorini. Teams with special dogs and mobile operating centers were also sent to the island, and helicopters are waiting for emergencies.
Kichilia Lia also said it could also be used to help the vulnerable people who want to evacuate the coast guard and the military.
On Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister Kiri Acus Mitsutsutaki was optimistic at a civil protection expert meeting.
“First, the state trusts science and scientists. We have done this in different crises,” the prime minister said.
MITSOTAKIS said, “All plans have been implemented. The army is moved to Santorini and other islands, so we are ready to prepare for all situations. ”Mitsotakis emphasized.
“We will continue this way with good hope that the situation will get better. And the phenomenon will sink.”
Misotaki finished his statement to the islanders, saying, “I will be calm and cooperate with the authorities.”
“I understand the fear of constantly shaking Santorini,” he added. He stressed that the situation would be evaluated every day.
Thira Chamber of Commerce and Industry has requested a letter to the government department that the island company suspended and emergency support measures should take emergency support measures for Covid-19.
“The results of the local economy cannot be calculated, the central market is weakening, and companies are losing profits with customers,” the letter read.
“This island is being devastated because 11,000 permanent residents have left until yesterday, and it is expected to increase to 14,000 by the end of this week.”
“Therefore, since the local economy is collapsed and the situation is constantly deteriorating, especially in the case of Santorini, I think an emergency should be introduced.”
Santorini is known as the Greek Volcanic ARC, a chain of the island created by volcanoes, but the last major eruption was in the 1950s.
The Greek authorities said that recent tremors are not volcanic activity, but tectonic movements.
Scientists cannot predict the exact timing, size or position of the earthquake.
But in the world, there is a more likely area for them, helping the government to prepare.
Earthquakes are the result of the movement of the crust in the perception. Sometimes this plate is fixed with each other when we meet, which is called a plate boundary or a defect line.
Santorini and other Greek islands are close to that line.
