Heavy rainfall in the central regions of the country led to flooding, landslides and destruction.
Floods in Greece caused by the storm killed 15 people. AP News reported this on September 11.
It is noted that on Sunday the bodies of four people who were considered missing were found in villages near the city of Karditsa, as well as in the sea near the city of Volos.
Greece’s fire service said about 3,500 people had been evacuated following flooding that began in the central part of the country on Tuesday. Rescue work continues.
From Thursday to Saturday, the Coast Guard rescued 335 people stranded on the Pelion Peninsula.
Let us remind you that the storm hit Greece on September 5, causing flooding, landslides and destruction. In some areas, twice the annual average rainfall fell in 12 hours.
JUST IN — Several people stranded on rooftops amid severe flooding in Palamas, Greece pic.twitter.com/nusmDUdLLo
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 7, 2023
#BREAKING #Greece Horrible flooding in Volos, Greece. pic.twitter.com/BekxvXwYcc
— The National Independent (@NationalIndNews) September 5, 2023
The scale of the flooding in Greece’s agricultural heartland after intense rain is difficult to take in. One of the greatest natural disasters in the country’s modern history. Agriculture and food prices will be severely hit. pic.twitter.com/3xADTtnsgG
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 9, 2023
Let us remind you that last week a state of emergency was declared in the Bulgarian municipality of Tsarevo on the Black Sea coast due to a powerful storm. At least two people died as a result of the storm.
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