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Schools will be closed on Monday on the emblematic Greek island of Santorini after a series of 200 earthquakes have shaken the popular tourist destination in recent days.
The authorities also advised residents to avoid large interior rallies and to avoid several ports, including the former port of Fira, just below the capital of the island.
Schools Be closed in the neighboring Aegean Islands of Anafi, iOS and Amorgos, the authorities announced on Sunday.
Between Friday and Sunday, more than 200 earthquakes were detected between Santorini and Amorgos, including an earthquake of magnitude of 4.6, the most powerful so far, according to the authorities.
Santorini is no stranger to earthquakes, seated as he does on several lines of flaw. The risk of tremors does not prevent 3.4 million people from visiting the island each year – more than 20,000 residents of Santorini.
The holiday destination, famous for its crescent -shaped caldera, which was created by one of the largest volcanic eruptions known about 3,600 years ago, was nicknamed “Instagram island” of Greece due to of its golden photogenic light and its radical landscapes.
An emergency committee met on Sunday to assess the risks laid by the last tremors, while another meeting is scheduled for Monday.
Santorini is part of the Hellenic volcanic arch, one of the most active volcanic domains in Europe, which has experienced more than 100 eruptions in the past 400,000 years.
The authorities have said that current seismic activity is due to tectonic movements that do not seem to be linked to volcanic activity. Likewise, an increased seismic activity in 2011 and 2012 led to any eruption, they noted.
The most recent major earthquake in Santorini struck on July 9, 1956. The 7.5 coarse earthquake was followed by a 25 -meter tsunami (about 80 feet).
At least 53 people were killed and more than 100 injured, while at least a third of the houses collapsed.