Santorini eruption unleashed 500ft tsunami waves, 'boiling seas' and 'volcanic lightning'
- Posted on February 8, 2025
- By The Daily Star
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Santorini eruption unleashed 500ft tsunami waves, 'boiling seas' and 'volcanic lightning'
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As residents flee the Greek Island of Santorini after a spate of tremors earlier this month, we look back at a catastrophic tsunami that one ended a civilization