An entire city flooded, a mountain turned into an immense waterfall… Volos and Pelion were at the center of it bad weather Danielwhich will persist at the same intensity for at least another 24 hours, with a new exacerbation of the phenomenon expected in the early hours of the morning.

The city of Magnesia turned into a “water world”, the mountain of the Centaurs was “submerged” by torrents and landslides, one person lost his life, three more are missing and the devastation is incalculable.

According to information, one of the missing is a 42-year-old father and the other two are a couple of Austrian tourists, who were reportedly in a wooden house, which was swept away by a torrent.

The tragic account does not end here, as the day after the unprecedented storm, will bring to the surface the magnitude of the consequences.

The night is expected to be extremely difficult and dangerous for the residents of the wider area of ​​Magnesia, as the phenomena will persist and will be just as intense in the next few hours, as forecasters predict.

Civil Protection sent a new message via 112 to the residents of the area, in order to remind them of the traffic ban, for as long as the storm lasts. The damage from the passage of bad weather Daniel so far is incalculable, however human life comes first and that is exactly what the authorities want to ensure.

Watch live the development of the bad weather in the next few hours:

The updated severe weather report – Which areas will Daniel hit?

According to the updated bulletin of dangerous weather phenomena, the bad weather that causes heavy rains and storms accompanied by hail, high frequency of lightning, strengthened winds in the Aegean and a noticeable drop in temperature, will bring high levels of rain in Thessaly, the Sporades, the central and eastern Sterea, northern Evia and eastern and southern Peloponnese.

More detail:

Today Tuesday 5-9-2023 the phenomena will be particularly strong. Heavy rain and storms are forecast:
a. in central Macedonia (mainly in the prefectures of Pieria, Imathia and Halkidiki), Thessaly, Sporades, central and eastern Sterea (mainly in the prefectures of Evrytania, Fthiotida and Boeotia), Evia (mainly in the north) and eastern and southern Peloponnese
b. at times in western Crete, the western parts of the Cyclades and the islands of the northern Aegean. In addition, Epirus, the Ionian Islands, western Sterea, western Peloponnese and possibly the western and northern parts of Attica will be affected by the afternoon.

Tomorrow Wednesday 6-9-2023 heavy rains and storms are predicted:

In central Macedonia (mainly in the prefectures of Pieria, Imathia and Halkidiki), Thessaly the Sporades, central and eastern Sterea (mainly in the prefectures of Evrytania, Fthiotida and Boeotia), Evia (mainly in the north), eastern and southern Peloponnese and periods in western and southern Crete. Specifically in Attica, its southern sea and coastal parts will be affected from time to time.

Strengthened northeast winds of intensity 7 to 8 Beaufort will blow in the northern Aegean until the evening hours today, Tuesday 5-9-2023, while the temperature will be kept at low levels mainly in the Ionian and continental areas.

Kikilias: New outbreak of the phenomenon in the morning hours

According to meteorologists, this is the most extreme phenomenon in terms of the maximum amount of rain in a 24-hour period, since records have been kept in the country.

In Zagora of Pelion, by 3 in the afternoon, the amount of rain had risen to 645 millimeters.

Meteorologists estimate that the millimeters will increase until the end of the 24 hours. This means that the phenomenon is not over. After some small recession it will flare up again in the morning hours.

Citizens should faithfully follow the instructions of Civil Protection, the Fire Brigade and the Greek Police as the phenomenon is ongoing.

Special attention from everyone and no movement.

According to the forecasts of meteorologists, there will be a gradual de-escalation from tomorrow at noon.

Since the beginning of the phenomenon, 77 Fire Brigade crews have been operating in the area, as well as teams from the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th and 8th EMAK with boats and tugboats, construction machinery, forces of the Armed Forces and of course the Greek Police and the bodies of the Local Self-government.

In total, the Fire Department has received 690 calls so far.