Where problems were identified due to bad weather “Genesis” – 112 calls were received by the Fire Department in the morning

More than 100 calls have been received from 07.30 in the morning until 18:00 in the afternoon by the Operations Center of the Fire Brigade, due to the strong wave of bad weather Genesis that is hitting the country.

Specifically, it has received 112 calls for tree felling, water pumping, removal of objects and transport of people to safe places.

In more detail:

• In Western Greece29 calls of which, 5 for tree felling, 13 for water pumping and 11 for transporting people to safe places.
• In Ionian Islands District6 calls of which, 3 for tree felling, 1 for water pumping and 2 for object removal in Corfu and Lefkada
• In Thessaly Region3 calls for water pumps in Nice.
• In Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 52 calls of which, 13 for tree felling in Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi and Kavala, 39 for water pumping mainly in Drama.
• In Region of Central Macedonia 16 calls of which, 8 for tree felling and 7 for water pumping in Thessaloniki, Pieria, Imathia and 1 for assistance.
• In Region of western Macedonia 6 calls of which, 3 for tree felling and 3 for water pumping in Ptolemaida, Deskati and Serbia Kozani.

According to the Extraordinary Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena issued yesterday, Thursday 09 June 2022, by the National Meteorological Service (EMY), our country is affected by bad weather under the name “GENESIS” with the main characteristics of heavy rains and thunderstorms accompanied by rain. , the high frequency of lightning and strong winds.

The bad weather will continue to affect today Friday (10-06-2022) until Saturday night (11-06-2022) the following areas: Central and eastern Macedonia, eastern Thessaly, Sporades, Evia, Thrace, the northern islands Aegean and gradually, the islands of the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese. From the evening the effects will weaken.

During the noon and afternoon hours of Saturday (11-06-2022) Epirus, western Macedonia, Sterea (including Attica) and the eastern Peloponnese will be temporarily affected.

Depending on the course of events, a warning message will be sent via 112.

Therefore, the operational plan for dealing with the risks of floods, as well as their accompanying phenomena, remains in place, while the Fire Services of the areas where the phenomena are expected to develop remain in a state of increased readiness and further escalation, if required. with a dispersion of staff and vehicles, in order to deal immediately with any problems.

A strong recommendation is addressed to the citizens in the areas that are expected to be affected to follow the following basic instructions faithfully:

• We avoid any unnecessary movement during severe weather conditions and secure your doors and windows tightly, always keeping in mind in case of torrents to move to the highest points of the house.
• We NEVER cross torrents, streams or flooded roads, on foot or by vehicle. For no reason!
• We follow the relevant announcements in the media and we always follow the instructions of the Authorities.
• We are on alert – We are following the instructions!