Most immigrants are trying to pass through Greece to reach richer countries. They avoid Turkey's border with Bulgaria, but that would change if it were let into the EU's Schengen passport-free zone.

A no-fly zone has been established in the airspace over the courtroom to prevent media intrusion and escape attempts, and even the locks of the court have been changed to avoid security lapses.

It may be smart to avoid living on the coast, on low-lying land, on a fault zone, in a major city, or on the sides of a volcano.