@rebellum This is important so I tried to answer it. I don’t have a definitive scientific answer to this but it does generally work out without problems. First of all, Greece is located at the closed side of the Mediterranean Sea basin and it is not upon an open ocean so the waves it gets, even when very big, they never reach the monster waves of the oceans. Also, for similar reasons, Greece doesn’t get hurricanes or tsunamis. It only gets medicanes which is a type of Mediterranean cyclone that at its worst is still mild compared to a hurricane. A tsunami is technically possible after huge earthquakes (knock wood) but extremely rare. (Saw in a site it has occurred 24 times since 142 AD and most were small).
Of course Greece does get occasional windstorms but they are usually in the winter when most tourists are gone. These can cause damages or inconvenience but not deaths unless shit really hits the fan IDK. Greeks themselves get experienced with the water from toddler age. They just learn to live like that, especially in the islands. Those buildings in Mykonos such as in the video above are an extreme case of proximity to the sea and they are nowadays used as cafes, not as houses. The owner might live in the second storey or in another house farther inland. Also, weather doesn’t really change rapidly in Greece so we are warned when bad weather is coming and these cafes certainly stay closed and sealed.
But before the touristic development started, sure, Greeks used to live in these houses and they did alright :) You should see videos of Greek islanders getting in the ship for Athens in bad winter weather. They literally go flying upon the jumping ship with all the suitcases at hand lol They are used to that.
Long story short, there is no probability of death in this scenario (some buildings also have side doors away from the sea after all) but of course it might cause anxiety to people who can’t swim. Just making this clear, Greece might not get massive tides but still this doesn’t mean non- or inexperienced swimmers shouldn’t take precautions at all times. Mykonos for instance is a windy island but there are windless beaches in many places around Greece, ideal for such people.
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