From her balcony overlooking one of the world’s most stunning sea views, Santorini resident Chantal Metakides insisted she would not join the scores fleeing the earthquakes shaking the popular Greek tourist island.
Leave a comment “I’m not afraid at all,” said the Belgian-born woman, who has lived on the volcanic island for 27 years.
“For 500 years, this house has lived through earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and it’s still standing,” she told AFP on Wednesday, noting that part of the building that she rents to tourists dates from 1720.
“So there’s no reason why this should change,” she added.
Since Sunday, more than 7,000 people have left Santorini, known for its spectacular cliffside views and dormant volcano, by sea and air in the wake of hundreds of tremors that have baffled experts.
Since February 1 the area near the islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi and Ios has been hit by 460 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3.0, said…
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