Santorini, one of Greece’s most iconic tourist destinations, is experiencing intense seismic activity, with hundreds of tremors rattling the island over the past few days. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck east of the island on Tuesday,

The increase in seismic activity around the tourist island of Santorini is causing concern among officials, who have ordered schools to shut across the island and warned locals to drain their pools

Thousands are fleeing the Greek island of Santorini in the southern Aegean Sea, rattled by continued intense seismic activity, according to local media. While many people anxious over the tremors left the island by ferry or plane, those who stayed are on alert, said public broadcaster ERT.