The Corinthian Gulf is to receive an early warning device system for tsunamis that has been developed by scientists of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center. The project is a collaboration between teh European Commission’s Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection and the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).

An additional 16 devices will be installed across the Mediterranean, in Greece Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Romania, Tunisia and Turkey.