GENESIS bad weather caused big problems in Kavala and Xanthi

There are many problems caused in several areas of eastern Macedonia and Xanthi by the bad weather which is in progress since noon on Friday, while the authorities in Serres are on standby for possible movement of large quantities of water in the riverbed of Strymon from neighboring Bulgaria.

In the city of Xanthi severe problems created in the neighborhoods of the city but also in main roads with many cars being swept away by torrents and ending in open ditches and potholes forced the municipality to seek the assistance of the Prosecutor’s Office.

The municipal backbone claims that the huge problem was caused by the works carried out for the installation of the gas pipelines but also by the delay of the contractor to restore the road in time. As a result, many roads and sections have been flooded, causing images of chaos in the heart of the city and neighborhoods.

In fact, the municipality of Xanthi with its announcement late last night made it known that a report was submitted to the Prosecutor of the Court of First Instance of Xanthi to pedestrians and vehicles from the large holes that have been formed in the city streets with a fairly large depth “.

In the city of Kavala, the largest is located in the coastal zone of the municipality of Paggaio and especially in the beach of Ofryni (Tuzla) in the wider area of ​​Strymonikos gulf. Heavy and long-lasting rainfall resulted in the formation of torrents while the main road of the coastal tourist settlement was cut in places.

The fire service received a call late in the afternoon for the release of a family of five from their home due to the high water level in the area of ​​Ofrini beach and they were transported to a safe place.

Intense local phenomenon in Ofrynio

In many places along Ofriniou beach, the provincial road network was inaccessible as floods had formed, while a junction of Egnatia near a rural area was closed.

As emphasized by the management team of the network of meteorological stations of Kavala, Meteokav.gr “in Ofrynio the station of the area recorded daily rain at a height of 129mm, 129 liters per square meter. The explanation lies in the fact that in that wider area, beyond the passage of the disturbance from the southwest, a strong convergence of winds developed at the same time, which created individual very strong nuclei in the multicellular storm that was essentially moving with the disturbance. “As a result, the phenomena in the wider area have a longer duration and intensity.”

Problems were caused by the intense and prolonged rainfall in the city of Kavala where trees fell, while in many neighborhoods there was a power outage in public lighting on streets and neighborhoods.

Authorities in Serres are on alert

In Serres, the authorities are on full alert as in the last 24 hours they received a notification from neighboring Bulgaria that they will release quantities of water in the riverbed of Strymon.

The Deputy Regional Governor of Serres, Panagiotis Spyropoulos, speaking to APE – BPE, stressed that the whole situation in Strymonas is in complete control, noting that “we were ready to face any problem that may arise. In P.E. Serres fortunately do not have significant problems this time and this thanks to the flood protection works that were carried out throughout the previous period, a fact that prevented the occurrence of severe flooding. “Where we have now focused our attention is on the further shielding of the areas.”