Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived on Santorini on Friday morning as seismic activity continued to affect the popular tourist island, which has been declared a state of emergency, for another day.
Accompanied by Civil Protection Minister Vasilis Kikilias, the prime minister first visited the fire service’s mobile operations center before heading to the island’s hospital.
Mitsotakis said that his visit aimed to assess the preparedness of the state mechanisms and urged residents to remain calm.
“We will continue to monitor the situation, but we are not here to make scientific predictions. I want to assure the residents of Santorini and the neighboring islands, who are facing these challenges, that the state mechanism is on their side. It is always better to be prepared and take preventive measures,” he said.
“We hope this phenomenon ends quickly and that the island can fully return to normal,” he added, emphasizing that preparedness and prevention were key.
Seismic tremors on Santorini persisted throughout the night and into Friday, with the strongest tremor, measuring 4.8 in magnitude, recorded shortly after 9 a.m.
