Tourists Evacuate Greek Island in Mock Earthquake Drill

Tourists on the Greek island of Crete participated in a mock earthquake drill, unaware that it was a simulation. The drill, named ‘Minoas’ after the mythical Cretan Bronze Age king, involved evacuations and first aid simulations. The exercise aimed to prepare for real earthquakes, as Greece is located on multiple fault lines and has a history of seismic activity. The drill comes just days after a real quake measuring 3.8 hit the island’s southwestern coast. Despite Greece’s vulnerability to earthquakes, tremors have not caused severe fatalities or damage since a strong quake killed 143 people near Athens in 1999. However, the country has faced other emergencies in recent years, including wildfires and floods.

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