In Heraklion, where a strong earthquake of the order of 7.2 degrees on the Richter scale will occur today, the field is being transferred today of the large anti-seismic drill that started on Monday in Crete.
According to the scenario of the exercise, the earthquake will happen off Heraklion and will affect both Heraklion and Lasithi.
It’s a scenario of escalating difficulty, it’s a scenario that everyone will exercise, and the objective of the exercise is basically to test interoperability, readiness, structures, means, equipment, volunteers.
More than 60 agencies are participating in the exercise, namely central agencies (ministries, central organizations), the Region of Crete, the Decentralized Administration of Crete, the primary OTAs. 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 ephorates of antiquities, etc.
According to the scenario, a 112 message will be sent after 10 am, as the earthquake causes cracks in the crown of the Aposelemi dam, major damages, collapses, tsunami waves, entrapment in archaeological sites and landslides.
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