The entire urban complex of Volos remains without water after the unprecedented natural disaster that hit the capital of Magnesia, and at the same time, dozens of villages in Pelion are without electricity and water for the umpteenth day and have no road connection with the rest of the world.

In Volos, great efforts are being made to restore the damaged infrastructure that concerns the water supply of the city’s thousands of buildings, and the technical services of DEYAMB managed to provide water with very low pressure for two hours in the center of Volos and Nea Ionia, without this water it is potable but for domestic use only.

The water that was made available, even minimally, came from four pumping stations but it is less than 10% of the city’s needs and according to the mayor of Volos, Achillea Beo, it may take 15 to 20 days for the regularity of the water supply.

At the same time, thousands of bottles of bottled water are distributed free of charge by the Municipality of Volos in various areas throughout the urban complex of Volos.

Efforts are also being made to remove the water from the basements of buildings after the catastrophic flood, such as in the basements of TEE Magnisia where there is also a PPC substation which has been shut down and does not supply electricity to the area.

In districts of Volos, such as the Old Port Authority, Palaia, Papadiamanti, Pagason, Agios Panteleimonas, the Orphanage, whose streets have been covered with large amounts of mud, efforts are being made to remove the huge quantities of materials brought the waters from the overflowing of the Krausidona torrent.

A major issue raised by the Medical Association of Volos, through its president Christos Venetis, is the possible occurrence of diseases such as gastroenteritis, but also the strong presence of dust that hangs over the city of Volos from the drying mud that is scattered in the atmosphere from moving cars.

In the meantime, the road connection between Volos and South Pelion was restored with the placement by the Greek Army in record time of a Belley-type bridge in place of the bridge that collapsed between Kali Nero and Boufas over the Pellegrino stream. The problems are enormous in the rest of the road network of South Pelion where several areas remain cut off.

The biggest problem that concerns the authorities is the destruction of the road network in East Pelion where there is no access.

Road access to the largest village of Pelion, Zagora, remains blocked for the sixth day. The same is the case with Puri, Anilio, Horefto, Mouresi, Makrirachi, Xurihti and Tsagarada where even every alternative route has been destroyed and the villages cannot communicate not only with Volos, but also between these villages.

However, helicopters delivered food yesterday to stranded residents and tourists in these areas.

The economic destruction in Pelion is also incalculable, both from Tourism and from agricultural production and tree crops. The “Zagorin” Agricultural Cooperative in its announcement mentions, among other things, that “the unprecedented bad weather found us on the eve of the harvest, with almost all of the apple production on the trees. The “next day” dawns with the region measuring countless and priceless damages, which if not restored immediately, it is certain that economic collapse will follow. […] There is no road connection to Horeftos, on a route where the central production facilities of the Cooperative, refrigerators and polling station are located.”