Santorini shaken for more earthquakes hours after the access point of the holidays in the state of emergency as women and children flee

Santorini has been shaken by even more earthquakes, only a few hours after the Greek authorities declared an emergency state on the island.

He The popular tourist access point is in crisis mode After thousands of tremors, they forced the authorities to take drastic measures.

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Since Sunday, almost 15,000 people, mothers and children, mainly terrified, have fled, while local men have stayed to protect the homes of possible looters.

On Thursday night, an earthquake of 4.6 magnitude hit the sea between Santorini and Amorgos at 8.16 pm local time, followed by a tremor of magnitude 4.2 approximately two hours later.

The last blows occur after a powerful 5.2 magnitude shook the region on Wednesday, the strongest recorded so far.

“Men have stayed to take care of everything we have,” Chryssa Pappas Previously told The Sun While waiting to address a ferry with his son and daughter.

“We are all really scared. Our island is constantly trembling, and no one seems to know what will happen next. “

The Greek seismologist Akis Tselepis warned that the same line of failure responsible for the catastrophic earthquake of 1956, which killed 50 people and wounded hundreds, has been reactivated.

“Seismic activity is not withdrawn, on the contrary, it is gaining impulse,” he said.

“The worst case is that we will see an earthquake again of the same magnitude.”

The Thira de Santorini municipality confirmed that emergency measures will remain in place until March 3.

“It has been decided to confront urgent needs and address the consequences that have arisen from seismic activity,” he said in a statement.

The dramatic cliffs of the island have been marked by landslides, with clouds of dust that rise as the rocks collide with the sea.

Police have cordoned off large parts of the island, and the fears of a Tsunami have led residents to build improvised defenses throughout Monolithos beach.

The authorities have deployed military and fire brigade personnel “for security reasons”, together with social workers and psychologists to help displaced residents.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Santorini on Friday is expected.

“All plans have been implemented. The forces have been transferred to Santorini and the other islands so that we are ready for any eventuality, ”he said at the beginning of the week, urging residents to remain calm.

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Seismologists are bewildered by the unusual “groups” of earthquakes, which do not conform to the typical pattern of a main clash followed by aftershocks.

Since February 1, there have been 108 amazing earthquakes that measure more than 4.0 on the Richter scale, more than throughout the year of 2023.

In total, more than 7,700 tremors have shaken the region in just one week.

Dr. Athanassios Eager, research director of the National Observatory of Athens, described the “unprecedented” crisis in modern Greek history.

“We are in the midst of a seismic crisis,” He told the BBC.

Some experts fear that the tremors in progress may be a prelude to a devastating event.

The professor of Seismology and Geology, Effthimios Lekkas, warned that an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 is still possible in the next few days.

While Greek officials insist that the activity is linked to tectonic plates movements and not to volcanic activity, no one can predict how long the island will remain nervous, or if an even greater shock is approaching.