Torrential rains have flooded homes and roads in Greece on Tuesday (September 5). Storm Daniel has battered western and central Greece since Monday (September 4), prompting hundreds of calls to emergency services to pump out water just days after a deadly wildfire which burned for over two weeks…
Torrential rains have flooded homes and roads in Greece on Tuesday . Storm Daniel has battered western and central Greece since Monday , prompting hundreds of calls to emergency services to pump out water just days after a deadly wildfire which burned for over two weeks was brought under control in the north of the country.Flood waters triggered by torrential rain washed away rubbish containers and vehicles in Volos, Greece on Tuesday .
"According to meteorologists, this has been the most severe weather phenomenon in regards to the maximum rainfall within the span of 24 hours since we began holding records in the country. For example, in the area of Zagora in Pelion up until 3pm, the maximum rainfall has reached 645 mm. The predictions by the meteorologists say that the millimeters will continue to rise until the end of the day. That means that the phenomenon has not reached its end.
Greece’s weather service said the Pelion region was forecast to receive about 650 to 700 millimeters of rain over Tuesday and Wednesday, while 550-600 millimeters were forecast for the central town of Karditsa. An Austrian couple that had been reported missing in Pelion has been located by authorities, while 300 tourists have been left isolated on the isle of Skiathos due to the severe weather conditions.
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