A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and send instructions to residents including a request to drain their swimming pools.

Authorities on Greece’s tourist island of Santorini ordered school closures on Sunday as the island braced for further tremors after more than 200

Schools on the Greek island of Santorini have been told to close on Monday in response to an increase in seismic activity in recent days. Authorities have also advised against "large gatherings in enclosed spaces" across the island - a popular tourist destination known for its whitewashed buildings and blue domed churches.

Greece's tourist island of Santorini on Sunday braced for the prospect of more tremors after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history,