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Greece’s Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning on heavy rainfalls and storms in the following days. The weather is forecast to deteriorate with heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms as of Monday, September 25, and the bad weather is expected to last around five days. Note that the bad weather front …

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The highest monthly precipitation ever recorded in Europe fell in the village of Makrynitsa on Mt Pelion during Storm Daniel, which ravaged Greece in September. Αfter the transmission of measurements by the weather stations operated by the Athens National Observatory in Thessaly was restored, it was found that the weather …

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Rising water levels at Lake Karla are threatening to inundate the few remaining parts of the Thessaly plain that have not been flooded yet. The reason is that the waters from Pinios River continued to feed into the lake on Friday. Villages on the shores of Lake Karla such as …

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In the aftermath of storm Daniel, infrastructure in Central Greece continues to collapse due to the huge volume of water, corrosion and botchery. The bridge at Palaiopyrgos collapse on Thursday morning. This particular bridge reportedly connects Paleopyrgos with Alexandrini, the coastal villages of the Municipality of Tempo and Strintzos and …

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A large part of the Athens-Thessaloniki highway remains under water in areas of central Greece with the floods to have ‘cut’ the country into two. The highway remains closed also on September 13-14, 2023 even though a part of Trikala-Larissa opened on Wednesday. The National Highway Athens-Thessaloniki has turned into …

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Huge problems continued in the flooded areas of the plain of Thessaly, Central Greece, on Monday, despite signs that the water level in the Pinios River was starting to subside even though very slowly. Storm Daniel may have stopped pouring rain in the area since last week, however, the tonnes …

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Death toll from storm Daniel and the floods it caused in Greece rose to 10, Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Friday afternoon. The dead are 3 men and seven women who lost their lives in Volos, Pilion in Magnisia as well as in Ellinopyrgo, Palamas, Astritsa and Marathea …

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UPDATE: Death tool in the floods rose to six on Thursday afternoon, after rescuers found two elderly women dead in their home in the village Astritsa, Central Greece. Relatives of the two women,aged 75 and 80, had alerted authorities as they had no contact with them. Rescuers evacuating people in …

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Dozens of villages in the regions of Karditsa and Trikala in the plain of Thessaly in central Greece have been flooded with the water reaching a height of up to 3 meters. Hundreds of desperate people are on roof tops waiting for rescue that it currently seems impossible. Βούλιαξαν. Λάσπη …

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Storm weather Daniel reached Greek capital Athens with a heavy downpour on Wednesday afternoon that lasted no longer than 15 minutes, however, they were enough to flood many streets in downtown and the suburbs, mostly main streets. Ποτάμια οι δρόμοι στο κέντρο της Αθήνας #ΚΑΚΟΚΑΙΡΙΑ_DANIEL #κακοκαιρια #ΑΘΗΝΑ #Αττικη pic.twitter.com/3EPj77x5Z3 — …

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Traffic on Athens-Thessaloniki highway was suspended due to flooding of the motorway early Wednesday afternoon. The motorway is closed from Nikea in Larissa to the border with Magnesia regional unit. The highway is closed in both directions between the two points. The traffic suspension follows a decision by the Thessaly …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY updated its RED ALERT weather warning on Wednesday, September 7, as storm weather DANIEL keep sweeping across the country leaving behind only devastation, desperate people and loss of lives. Flooded Thessaly, central Greece via meteo.gr Forecast Wed, Sept 6 📌 H αναλυτική πρόγνωση του καιρού …

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Two people have died and three are being missing in the floods caused by storm Daniel sweeping Greece since Monday. According to the Fire Service, an 87-year-old woman who was missing from the  area Paltsi, Magnesia region, since Tuesday, was found in under a pile of wood on Wednesday morning. …

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Greek police has imposed a traffic ban on the island of Skiathos early afternoon Tuesday after severe storm weather front Daniel hit and flooded large parts of the Sporades island. The ban covers all except emergency services, roadside assistance and touristic buses transferring tourists to the airport. The ban will …

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One man has died and another one is missing in Volos, central Greece, a region heavily hit by storm weather “Daniel” that has been bombarding the area with torrential rainfalls since Monday night. By Tuesday morning the bad weather deteriorated further as large amounts of water from the continuous rain …

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Dangerous storm weather called DANIEL has started to sweep across Greece since early Monday with stormy winds, torrential rainfalls and hail.Coming from the North-West, DANIEL is forecast to pour tonnes of water, some 500 tonnes of rain per hectare expected to fall in Fthiotida, Magnesia, central Greece. Floods fear is …

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A heavy thunderstorm hit the island of Corfu early afternoon Monday causing problems in the electricity system, while heavy lightning disturbed the operation of the  Ioannis Kapodistrias international airport. Eight flights were not able to land because of the thunderstorm, while three of them had to land at nearby airports. …

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Greece’s Civil Protection is advising citizens to be particularly careful, to follow authorities instructions and to take measures to protect themselves from risks arising from severe weather phenomena that started on Monday, September 4, 2023. On Sunday, an urgent teleconference was held for the imminent change of weather and the …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a WEATHER RED ALERT on Sunday warning of very heavy rainfalls and storms in the following days. Highest category “Red Alert” is issued to warn of dangerous and extreme weather phenomena. The weather is forecast to deteriorate from Monday, September 4, to Wednesday September …

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High temperatures locally reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius are expected to prevail across Greece over the next 10 days, according to the forecasts by the meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens. The persistence of warm air masses over the Eastern Mediterranean are cited as the main cause. …

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