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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

Earthquake island: How 10,000 tremors in two weeks left Instagram favourite Santorini deserted

As grey clouds descended on the deserted tourist hotspot of Santorini on Monday, the strongest earthquake out of thousands in the past fortnight struck the Greek island.

The picturesque whitewashed villages of Santorini, a tourist hub usually teeming with visitors even in the off season, have been rendered ghost towns after highly unusual seismic activity has rattled the region since late January.

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