Patras, Greece, A 7.9 earthquake

shook Patras on Monday, Octo-

ber 5th, 2010. The epicenter was

in Patras, which means the city

felt the full blast of the massive

earthquake. This is the strongest

earthquake to hit Patras yet to-

day. Stopping the flow of tour-

ists equilivelant to that of the

flow of wine made in the city.

Many shook-up residents re-

ported that they had trouble

steering their cars. There were

also reports of chimneys falling

off and crashing onto the ground.

This earthquake followed a

smaller one that happened last

year..

Due to the earthquake Greek

banks headquarters were dam-

aged. This forced many banks

all over Greece to shut down

due to structural damage. It also

stopped tourism in the city due

to destruction at the Hellenic

airport and intercity buses. The

Coca-cola Headquarter in Patras

was damaged due to factory

stacks falling on buildings. The

cost of damage is estimated in

the millions. If another catastro-

phic earthquake was to occur the

company would be forced to

move due to economics and

Patras would lose missions due

to the loss of the company. The

city would lose money due to

the loss of revenue brought in

from the company paying taxes.

Also production and jobs would

be lost.

Map of Patras

Economical Impact

Daily Life

The earthquake impacted resi-

dent’s enjoying their favorite

sports due to the arenas be4ing

damaged or destroyed. Many

ancient buildings were damaged

and some collapsed. Blocked

roadways, prevented people on

their w3ay to work and other so-

cial gatherings. Many residents

utilize water for boating and

other 3water related activities

such as fishing, power for their

grain mills and boat tours. So

that part of their life would not

be affected by an earthquake but,

it would if a tsunami occurred.

Daily routines would be altered

depending on how much damage

occurred at the waterfront.

Allie Miles

Patras Paper, Inc.

Januruary 14, 2012 Paper 1, volume 1

Patras Paper

Because Patras is on a fault

line, they have prepared for

earthquakes before. They

send our alters to their citi-

zens to prepare emergency

kits. They warn people to go

to higher land in case of a

tsunami. If you are in the

harbor they will have you go

out in the sea where it is

safer to avoid a tsunami. At

school, it is mandatory to

learn the earthquake drills.

Kids learn preparedness at

the age of five and practice

it every new term at school.

They enforce education

more than any other earth-

quake prone countries and

because of that they have a

smaller number of casual-

ties caused by earthquakes.

Intro Preparedness