Crete: The largest anti-seismic drill ever carried out in Greece starts tomorrow – Newsbomb – News

The biggest anti-seismic exercise that has ever taken place in the history of Greece will take place tomorrow, under the code name “Minos 2024”. The 112 will sound on Crete.

The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection will visit Crete tomorrow, Monday (22/4), Vassilis Kikilias, in order to attend the start of the earthquake protection exercise “Minos 2024”.

As stated in a statement, the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, for the largest full-scale operational field exercise ever designed in the country to respond to a major earthquake. The exercise is organized by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, the Organization for Earthquake Planning & Protection (OASP) and the Region of Crete.

Following the large number of actions throughout the island, as well as the exercise on paper carried out on February 15-16, the final phase of “Minos 2024” is held in the field on April 22, 23 and 24 in all four Regional Units of Crete and will form the basis on which corresponding exercises will be conducted in each Region of the country.

According to the exercise scenario, after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 22 2024 there is a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale centered in the underwater area, 20 kilometers northeast of the city of Chania, which affects the P.E. Chania and Rethymno. On Tuesday morning, approximately 24 hours after the first strong seismic event, a new earthquake of magnitude 7.2 with an epicenter of 30 kilometers occurred in the underwater area north of the gate of Heraklion, which was strongly felt throughout Crete and the wider area, affecting especially the P.E. of Heraklion and Lasithi, while at the same time sea geodynamic waves (Tsunamis) are caused which attack the northern coasts of Crete.

The start of the exercise in the morning Monday will be carried out by sending a message from 112 to the general population in Chania and Rethymnon, while Tuesday 23/4/2024 two more messages from 112 will follow, which will be sent throughout Crete in the morning. All messages will begin with the distinctive wording “EXERCISE – EXERCISE – EXERCISE” to make it immediately clear that it is an exercise and to avoid any misinterpretation and confusion.

Central agencies (ministries, central organizations), the Region of Crete, the Decentralized Administration of Crete, the primary OTAs participate in the exercise. of Crete, voluntary organizations, regional and local bodies, the Technical Chamber of Greece, ADMIE, telecommunications bodies, Health structures, port and airport management bodies, tourist structures, the Regional Directorate of Education of Crete, all the school complexes of of Crete, the Ephories of Antiquities, etc.

THE inception her exercise field of full development on April 22 will take place at 11:30 at the Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion with the participation of the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilia. The meetings of the regional operational coordinating body for Civil Protection (PESOPP) will be held in the same place during the progress of the exercise.