Almost 9 thousand people have decided to leave Santorini due to the seismic swarm that is affecting the famous island of the Cicladi archipelago.
More than six thousand people have already started on board ferries from Sunday, the president of the association of maritime transport companies for passengers, Dionysis Theodoratos, told the state station. For its part, the Hellenic Flag Company Aegean has scheduled eight flights for today to Athens (four additional in addition to the four regular ones), at the request of the Ministry of Civil Protection. According to the company, between yesterday and today about 2,500-2,700 passengers will be embarked on the Greek capital, Kathimerini reports.
The seismic swarm, which has increased in intensity since Saturday, shows no sign of decreasing: in the early hours of this morning, four other earthquakes of magnitude equal to or greater than 4 were recorded. The strongest shock, of magnitude 4.8, yes It is verified at 8.09, local time, with an epicenter 19 km off the island of Amorgos, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens National Observatory. The seismic activity could last even weeks, has estimated the organization for Greek anti -seismic planning and protection.
