Storm chaos in Rhodes: Fire brigade in continuous use for floods!
Storm chaos in Rhodes: Fire brigade in continuous use for floods!
A severe storm has caused devastating damage in Greece, especially on the popular holiday island of Rhodes. Where people were eagerly awaiting rain after months of drought, a storm low brought massive floods and suffering. As the Website today. The situation is particularly critical in the villages of Pastida, Kremasti, Ialyssos and Maritsa, where streets were washed out and numerous cars were carried away.
evacuations and transport ban
Due to the catastrophic location, Greek civil protection has stopped traffic on the entire island of Rhodes until Monday morning. Only the fire brigade, police and emergency services may carry out their missions. There are frightening videos of raging water masses that flow through the streets and raise vehicles on the Internet. There is also tragic news from the neighboring island of Limnos, where an entire village had to be evacuated. Two men drowned here, a 57-year-old was carried away by a torrent, while a 70-year-old fell, such as the reported.
A spokesman for the Greek fire brigade reported that help was already provided in over 1100 cases nationwide. The storm is accompanied by violent winds, and the weather office Emy warns that the danger is far from over. In the next few hours, further heavy rains for central parts of the country have been announced. Experts emphasize that the frequency of such extreme weather events could increase, which is due to climate change.
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