The number of calls received yesterday from 18:00 to 22:30 by the Operations Center of the Fire Brigade due to the occurrence of severe weather phenomena in the Region of Thessaly amounted to 55.

The Fire Department proceeded with the following actions:

• 34 tree cuttings in Larissa, Magnesia, Trikala and Karditsa

• 15 water pumps in Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala as well

• 3 item removals in Larissa.

It is noted that according to the updated Emergency Weather Deterioration Bulletin (EDEK) issued yesterday by the National Meteorological Service (EMY), local rains and storms were predicted in the west, central and north, which will be accompanied locally by a high frequency of lightning and by local hailstorms.

For information regarding protection against severe weather phenomena, you can refer to the website and the official accounts of the Fire Department, Facebook and Twitter.

For information and announcements regarding the prevailing situation and the passability of the road network due to the inflow of flood waters, citizens can visit the EL.AS website. www.astynomia.gr

Citizens can be updated daily on the development of extraordinary weather phenomena in the regular weather reports of EMY and on the website of EMY at the online address www.emy.gr

For more information and self-protection instructions from severe weather, citizens can visit the website of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection at www.civilprotection.gov.gr