Government denies reports of island evacuation | Athens News
Being cynical, the denial makes me wonder if there is any truth in the rumour. "Small" is referred to as "less than 150 residents".
Looking at Wikipedia, the population of Donoussa is given as 163 (in the 2001 census), Iraklia 151 (2001 census) and Schinoussa 2006 (2001 census), and Koufonissi 366. There was a census in 2011 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_census_2011 ).
But if evacuation was being considered, proximity and access must also be factors. A cluster of small islands on the route of ferries to larger nearby islands are easier to "service" than a remote island. Anaphi is at the end of a feryr line, and in 2001 had a population of 273.
Being cynical, the denial makes me wonder if there is any truth in the rumour. "Small" is referred to as "less than 150 residents".
Looking at Wikipedia, the population of Donoussa is given as 163 (in the 2001 census), Iraklia 151 (2001 census) and Schinoussa 2006 (2001 census), and Koufonissi 366. There was a census in 2011 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_census_2011 ).
But if evacuation was being considered, proximity and access must also be factors. A cluster of small islands on the route of ferries to larger nearby islands are easier to "service" than a remote island. Anaphi is at the end of a feryr line, and in 2001 had a population of 273.
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