Hospital evacuation tests in the
volcanic Campi Flegrei area near Naples which has seen recent
big seismic activity spurring fears of harm to people and
property will start on Friday, ANSA sources said Thursday.
The tests are aimed at gauging the scenario in the event of a
strong earthquake due to bradyseism or eruption, after the two
recent quakes measuring 4.2 and 4.0 in magnitude that spooked
residents.
On Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be a rehearsal at
the San Giuliano hospital in Giugliano and the San Giovanni di
Dio hospital in Frattamaggiore.
On Saturday, again from 11am to 1pm, there will be an evacuation
test at the Santa Maria delle Grazie hospital in Pozzuoli.
The Campi Flegrei or Phlegrean Fields are a large area of
supervolcanic calderas situated to the west of Naples, also
featuring bradyseismic phenomena, where the earth shifts
constantly.
Civil protection officials and local politicians have called for
wide-scale evacuation plans for the area while some experts have
said they are unfeasible given the high number of people living
there, over half a million.
The chance of a major eruption there is slim but smaller
eruptions and more tremors are widely expected.
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