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Josh Salisbury

Santorini declares state of emergency as tremors shake Greek holiday island and residents evacuate

The Greek government has declared a state of emergency over earthquakes near Santorini - (AP)

A state of emergency has been declared for the popular holiday destination of Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week.

Greece’s ministry of civil protection made the announcement - which will provide island authorities with extra resources - after a magnitude 5.2 tremor late on Wednesday.

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