Posted on 12/31/2002 4:57:09 PM PST by John H K
Update: The tsunami phenomenon, which yesterday we defined "small" in order to avoid useless alarms when news were still very confusing and contradictory, has revealed hour after hour all its severity. The greatest damages were recorded in Ginostra, but also in the village of Stromboli many boats were destroyed or taken away by the waves, and many buildings were damaged. At least 3 tourists are reported injured, and other sources talk of 6 injured in total. The tsunami has reached also the other Eolian islands and Milazzo harbour, where 2 tankers suffered difficulties. During the evening, following the invitation of the Civil Defense, tens of inhabitants and tourists voluntarily left the island. Moreover, since this morning NON-RESIDENT PEOPLE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LAND ON STROMBOLI. For what concerns the dynamics of the phenomenon producing the tsunami, there are no evidences of summit eplosions, but only of the collapse, as we suggested yesterday, of part of the lava field over the steep slope of the Sciara del Fuoco, that may have detached only by gravitational instability. This hypothesis is supported by the observation, yesterday afternoon, of a big scar at about midslope on the Sciara (source: the volcano guides Antonio Famularo and Nino Zerilli) and by the seismic data recorded by INGV - Catania, which show the presence of two non-volcanic seismic events, at 13:15 and 13:22 local time respectively.
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