Weather report Greece is struggling with a second flood after

Weather report. Greece is struggling with a second flood, after the devastating flood earlier this month photos and videos 3bmeteo

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The bad weather began to worsen worryingly on Wednesday when a vortex formed from the Ionian Sea Heavy rain and thunderstorms on the island of Euboea, overlooking the Aegean Sea, which led to the first spills. But In the last few hours the situation has worsened and the memory of the previous devastating flood became ever more vivid At the beginning of September, 16 people died.

Many streets in Euboea are flooded they have turned into impetuous streams of water. In the northern part of the island, work is underway to clear debris from roads, causing water levels to rise further and submerging cars.

Further north, residents of Thessaly are still working to cope with the devastation at the start of the monthBut since yesterday, the city of Volos, which has a population of around 140,000, has been flooded again due to heavy rain Rainfall accumulations that reached 300 mm. Residents were asked to stay at home, but dozens of people were evacuated from their flooded homes. Eight villages were evacuated on Wednesday evening and the basement of the Volos hospital was completely flooded. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported and we are waiting for the evening when the wave of severe weather should subside after locally releasing over 300mm of water.

In the morning An A-109 civil aviation helicopter that took off from Mantoudi (Evia Island) crashed into the sea while trying to reach the city of Volos. According to some local sources, there were two people on board who are currently missing.

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