Tremors continue in Santorini with two thirds of residents evacuating island

Over in the Greek island of Santorini.

Rampant tremors have forced two-thirds of the residents on the island to evacuate.

According to local broadcasters citing authorities there more than 11-thousand of the island's 16-thousand residents have sought shelter on the mainland.

Of them 7-thousand took ferries while 4-thousand left on planes.

There have been hundreds of quakes in the region around Santorini over the past two weeks.

No casualties nor damages have been reported but concerns are mounting that the series of small tremors may be a precursor to a major earthquake.