The bad weather mainly affects central and eastern Macedonia, eastern Thessaly, the Sporades, Evia, Thrace, as well as the islands of the northern and eastern Aegean.
The heavy rainfall in Attica, with roads turning into rivers. However, so far no problems have been reported on the road network.
In Attica the bad weather GENESIS brings local rains and sporadic thunderstorms, while the situation is expected to improve by night. The winds are 3-5 Beaufort and the temperature will reach 28 degrees Celsius.
The bad weather mainly affects central and eastern Macedonia, eastern Thessaly, the Sporades, Evia, Thrace, as well as the islands of the northern and eastern Aegean.
Big problems were caused in Kavala and Xanthi where even vehicles were swept away by the torrents. Many roads were flooded while the Fire Department received a total of 224 calls for tree felling, water pumping, object removal and transporting people to safe places.
- In the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 114 calls of which, 16 for tree felling, 91 for water pumping, 3 for transporting people to safe places and 4 for removing objects in Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi, Drama and Kavala.
- In the Region of Central Macedonia 16 calls of which, 8 for tree cutting and 7 for water pumping in Thessaloniki, Pieria, Imathia and 1 for assistance.
- In the Region of Western Macedonia 6 calls of which, 3 for tree cutting and 3 for water pumping in Ptolemaida, Deskati and Serbia Kozani.
In Larissa the roads became rivers and in Skopelos the alleys were filled with water and the steps became “waterfalls”.
Watch Live the course of the bad weather in the country:
Ilioupoli flooded
Roads in Ilioupoli due to bad weather. The vehicles move with difficulty as shown in the photos.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY
In Thrace, eastern and central Macedonia, eastern Thessaly, the Sporades, Evia, eastern Sterea, the islands of the northern Aegean, the Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese and the noon and afternoon hours in the rest of the mainland forecast increased with local rains and sporadic thunderstorms. The effects at night will weaken and in most areas will stop. In the Ionian islands almost clear weather.
The winds will blow north northwest 4 to 6 and in the northern Ionian temporarily locally 7 beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly in the Ionian and the mainland where it will reach up to 30 degrees, while in the Aegean islands there will be no significant change.
FORECAST FOR MONDAY
In western Greece almost clear weather, with temporary clouds at noon and in the afternoon on the mainland, where local showers or thunderstorms will occur. In the rest of the country, a few clouds are forecast, temporarily increased, with local rains in Crete and the mainland, where isolated thunderstorms will occur at noon and in the afternoon.
The winds will blow from north 3 to 5 and in the Aegean locally 6 beauforts.
The temperature will rise slightly further.
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