Bad weather “Ariel”: Big problems in Central and Northern Greece – Streets and houses flooded (Photos-video)

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Over 140 calls have been received by the Fire Department in Central Macedonia – Big problems in Pieria – In Thessaloniki tree trunks and branches fell on cars – Rockslides in Halkidiki – 112 in Lemnos

The bad weather “Ariel” has caused many and big problems in central and northern Greece with the roads turning into rivers in Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Pierria while in Larissa the water even got inside the houses.

Drivers were imprisoned in Pieria

The Fire Service is on foot and operating in various areas. Up to now, the Coordination Center has received 146 calls from residents of Central Macedonia. The 100 took place in Pieria, while at the same time they were noted and four removals of people from their vehicles, which were immobilized due to the large amount of water. The rest of the calls were made in Thessaloniki and Halkidiki and concerned the cutting of trees and the removal of objects.

In Katerini, houses and shops were flooded, while the water reached half a meter, in some places, on the beach front. Traveling by car is impossible, while residents try by all means to remove water from basements and ground floors of houses and businesses.

Problems are also observed on the road arteries. Specifically, according to thestival.gr, problems are observed in Pieria:

▪at kilometer 12 of the Kontariotissa – Agios Spyridon provincial road
▪ at 1 kilometer of the provincial road Vrontous – Karitsa
▪ on the municipal road network of Paralia – Olympiaki Aktis

At Chalcidice problems exist:

▪at 1 kilometer of the provincial road Ormylia – Vrastamon
▪ on the provincial road of Agios Nikolaos – Megali Panagia
▪in one traffic stream of the provincial road Metamorfosi – Metaggitsiou
▪on the unnamed municipal road within the settlement of Siviri

Also, in Halkidiki caution is required at the Irish crossing at Angeloudia in Olympiada, at the same time that the Basdeki stream is under control.

According to halkidikinews.gr, rockslides also caused problems early in the morning on the provincial road network of Sithonia. Due to the heavy rains, rocks were detached from the slopes of the road and machines of the Region removed the transported materials.

Chalcidice

In Ierissos, a tree was uprooted by the strong winds and the intervention of the Fire Service was needed to remove it.

At Thessaloniki tree trunks and branches fell on cars due to the strong wind which carried sheet metal and objects from the balconies, fortunately no injuries were reported. Many parts of the city are full of garbage, which had become mountains in the bins due to the recent mobilizations.

Larissa: Houses and lands were flooded in Paleopyrgos and Koulouras

Problems due to the bad weather were also caused in Larissa. In particular, the heavy rainfall caused problems on the coastal front of the municipality of Tempo in the Pinios River Delta.

Larisa

Lands and houses located on the coasts of Kouloura and Paleopyrgos were flooded due to the large volumes of water that gathered in the area. The competent authorities are trying to relieve the waters towards the sea by opening passageways at the “Karavoma” location.

Larisa

The specific problem, as reported by residents of the area, is observed every time there are heavy rains, who request that anti-flooding projects be carried out in the area to avoid similar situations.

Larisa

At the same time, the section of the Athens-Corinth National Road, from Kineta to Megara, in Kakia Skala, upstream to Athens, remains closed due to falling rocks from the heavy rainfall. The traffic jam and the inconvenience for the drivers are enormous, while the traffic police have proceeded to divert the traffic. It remains unknown when the road will be open to traffic, while traffic is normal on the exit to Corinth.

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