Between February 12th and 26th, 5,475 residents returned to Santorini, according to official data from the Santorini Municipality’s Civil Protection Department, based on information from Fraport and the Santorini Port Authority. Prior to this return, on February 11th, the island’s remaining population was estimated at 7,000.
The return appears to coincide with a decrease in the intensity and frequency of the earthquakes. News outlets like Parapolitika Newsroom are reporting on this gradual return. A related poll by parapolitika.gr explores public opinion regarding the seismic activity in the Cyclades.
