Lekkas from Voutes of Heraklion: All possible, very prematurely to assess the situation – we start investigations tomorrow morning

Two cracks, a total of 150 meters in length, suddenly appeared by crossing houses and roads.

In the past there have been minor situations but never that, for this reason at the point the Professor of Geology, Efthymios Lekkasin order to assess the severity of the situation.

Speaking to SKAI, the professor summed up that we are not yet able to know what this territorial burglary is of character, and if it is in particular a landslide, rotational phenomenon, differential sedimentation or whether it will be accompanied by fluidization phenomena since all the potential is very open.

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The goal of the scientific community at this stage is to study and capture the phenomenon, exploring the causes that caused it.

“Let’s see that there is a process of evolution in the phenomenon, and this is the hardest,” Mr Lekkas commented, noting that the necessary measures will then be taken to stabilize the area and if it is understood that we are dealing with a deep landslide and not making it possible.

Based on the above, detailed observations and research begins tomorrow morning to capture a first sense of exactly what is happening.

According to Ko Lekka, conclusions are not expected to be time consuming and at the same time it did not find it impossible to declare the area in an emergency if a state of buildings at risk is found.