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British tourists in parts of Greece hit by flooding are being urged to check local emergency service for updates on flooding. ... a 70 per cent chance of rain in Skiathos throughout most of today.
The floods have caused damage over 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) in Greece’s central farming belt, according to the European Union’s satellite and earth observation agency, Copernicus.
Widespread flooding in central Greece left at least six people dead, six missing and dozens trapped, with severe rainstorms feeding raging torrents that burst dams, washed away roads and bridges ...
Police ordered vehicles off the streets of three regions in Greece Tuesday as a severe storm hammered the center of the country and some of its islands, turning streets into flooded torrents.
In October 2022, Crete, the largest island of Greece was hit by destructive floods. [1] The floods were triggered by a large thunderstorm and heavy rains. [2] Two fatalities were reported along with 150 millimetres (5.9 in) of rain falling within less 12 hours. [3]
Since the rainfall started, the Copernicus Programme's Rapid Mapping Service was activated for the flood zone in Greece, in which analysis of the Sentinel-1 data from 7 September revealed an estimated flood area of around 73,000 hectares (180,000 acres). [35] Meteorologists classified the storm as Greece's worst since records began in 1930. [36]
The storm moved northeastward toward Greece, gradually intensifying and developing characteristics of a tropical cyclone. On September 29, the storm made landfall at peak intensity in the Peloponnese , west of Kalamata , where a minimum central pressure of 989.3 mbar (29.21 inHg) was reported. [ 2 ]
The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country's civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and ...