One woman lost her life in western Macedonia when the bad weather front hit with full power Greece with torrential rainfalls and gale-force on Saturday. Members of the fire brigades located the body of the 55-year-old woman who went missing on Saturday evening when torrential rain had flooded the area of Skotina, in the prefecture of Pieria.
The body was found 1.5 km away from her car on Sunday morning.
According to local pierianews.gr the pediatrician attempted to cross the flooded stream of Zliana and her car was swept away the rushing waters. She left behind three children.
State broadcaster ERT reported that despite the flooded stream authorities had not closed the road to traffic.
Unprecedented rainfall
High volumes of rain fell from Saturday morning and for 24 hours in western and central Greece flooding houses and shops, bringing down bridges and mobilizing authorities that had to evacuate people from their homes.
In villa Komma by Lamia, central Greece, elderly people had to be carried out from their flooded homes on their rescuers’ shoulders
In Serres, northern Greece, gale-force winds swept away house roofs, uprooted trees and brought down electricity poles.
A shed of 200 sq.m. of the engine room of the Municipality was swept away and fell in the middle of the road in a village ,
In Aitoloakarnania, western Greece, the rushing waters of Evinos river swept the railway bridge at the height of Evinochori.
The adjacent road bridge of the old National Highway Antirio – Ioannina collapsed and traffic has been stopped.
Along the Athens Riviera, winds blowing with intensity of up to 10 Beaufort
Video: Saturday afternoon at Floisvos location, Palaio Faliro
The Fire Service received over 450 calls for help and assistance.
In Achaia, western Peloponnese, EMAK rescuers managed to bring a man and his two dogs into safety from a flooded home.
More pictures from the floods across Greece newsit.gr
