A total of 4,870 calls has taken the Fire Service Operations Center from yesterday, Tuesday, September 5th until this morning due to the severe weather that is affecting the country. Most of them mainly concern water pumping, tree cutting and removal of people to safe places.

Specifically:

In the Region of Thessaly, the PS Operations Center has received 3,100 calls, of which:

  • In Magnesia, 2,081 calls, while so far 465 water pumps have been carried out and 400 people have been taken to safe places
  • In the coastal zone of Larissa 290 calls, while so far 90 water pumps have been carried out and 115 people have been taken to safe places
  • In Karditsa, 400 calls, while so far 150 water pumps have been carried out and 95 people have been transported to safe places
  • In Trikala, 220 calls, while so far 75 water pumps have been carried out and 70 people have been transported to safe places
  • In Skiathos, 109 calls, while so far 20 water pumps have been carried out and 30 people have been taken to safe places

In the Region of Central Greece 710 calls, of which:

  • In areas of northern Evia 110 calls, while so far 27 water pumpings, 8 tree fellings and 9 people have been taken to safe places
  • In Domoko and Lamia Fthiotida 568 calls, while so far 76 water pumps have been carried out and 52 people have been taken to safe places
  • In Thebes and Livadia of Boeotia 22 calls, while so far 19 water pumps have been carried out and 1 person has been taken to a safe place

In the Region of Central Macedonia 40 calls, of which:

  • In Thessaloniki, 1 water pumping, 10 tree cuttings and 2 object removals took place
  • In Halkidiki, 11 tree cuttings and 2 object removals took place
  • 1 tree felling took place in Serres
  • In Katerini Pieria, 2 water pumpings were carried out

In the Peloponnese Region 139 calls, of which:

  • In Spetses, 12 calls, while 10 water pumpings have been carried out so far
  • In Epidaurus 40 calls, while so far 21 water pumpings, 4 tree cuttings and 8 people have been taken to safe places
  • In Kranidi 80 calls, while so far 68 water pumps have been carried out and 7 people have been taken to safe places.
  • In Monemvasia, 5 water pumpings have been carried out
  • In Corinth, 2 water pumps have been carried out

In the Attica Region 881 calls, of which:

  • In areas of the basin 651 calls, while so far 524 water pumpings, 40 tree cuttings and 38 people have been taken to safe places have been carried out.
  • In Aegina and Agistri 124 calls while 48 water pumps have been carried out so far

“All Civil Protection forces remain on General Alert,” the Fire Department points out in a statement. In addition, the Fire Department calls on all citizens to be particularly careful and follow the instructions of the competent authorities.

It is noted that according to the updated Emergency Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena (EDEKF) issued today by the National Meteorological Service (EMY), the bad weather which is already causing particularly intense phenomena with heavy rains and storms, a high frequency of lightning, strong winds in the Aegean and noticeable drop in temperature, will continue until today in the afternoon hours causing very high levels of rain.