Bad weather Bora is still in progress today, Sunday, which has been sweeping the country since yesterday and having already left behind 2 dead in Lemnos and huge problems on the island as well as in Rhodes during the night.

With a 112 message that rang in Lemnos, the residents of the area were asked to evacuate the settlement of Kontias and move to the city of Myrina, due to the overflow of the dam there.

Two dead in Lemnos

A 57-year-old livestock farmer was found dead yesterday who had gone missing in the area of ​​the Kontias dam, which was flooded and who his family had been looking for since the onset of bad weather on the island.

Police sources state that the 57-year-old drowned when he was swept away by the rushing waters while trying to free his car from the mud, in a torrent where he was trapped.

In the same area, a 70-year-old man fell and fatally injured his head while cleaning the steps of his house, on which he slipped.

He was taken to Myrina Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Problems from heavy rain in Rhodes at night

Bad weather and heavy rainfall also hit the island of Rhodes, with roads flooded and vehicles immobilized on main roads.

Officers from the Forestry Command and EMAK units, with portable pumps and boats, departed by air from “El. Venizelos” for Rhodes.

The most problems are observed in the villages of Pastida, Kremasti, Ialyssos and Maritsa, where the roads became rivers and the fire service received during the night more than 600 calls for water responses and rescuesas the agency’s press representative Vassilis Vathrakogiannis told SKAI.

According to Rodiaki, at least 50 elderly people, children and women were freed from their vehicles or houses by the rescuers – firefighters of Rhodes

“For a very difficult night, where human lives were endangered” said the Regional Governor of South Aegean, Giorgos Hatzimarkos speaking to SKAI.

Also, the Civil Protection called the residents in Ialyssos to move away from underground and ground floor areas, due to flooding phenomena in the area.

Landslides are noted in many parts of the road network of Rhodes, in many places the road surface gave way, while a bridge in Faliraki was detached.

With a new message sent in the early hours of the morning by 112, it is forbidden for the next 24 hours to travel by vehicle on the island’s road network, due to the damage that has been caused and also due to the dangerous weather phenomena.

Message 112 for very strong storms in Attiki, K. Macedonia and Thessaly

Message 112 was also sent to the regions of Central Macedonia, Thessaly and the residents of Attica

Precipitation in all prefectures of Central Macedonia – Snow in Western Macedonia

Precipitation occurs in all prefectures of Central Macedonia. Stones and mud covered the road on the Moudania – Sartis road as well as outside Platanitsi in Halkidiki and on the old provincial road network of Veria – Kozani. In these cases, cleaning was done by special machines of the Region of Central Macedonia. Trees fell in the center of Thessaloniki due to the strong winds.

Snowfall occurred in the area of ​​the Voras – Kaimaktsalan Ski Center, where the use of chains is necessary, but also in the mountains of Western Macedonia. In particular, vehicle traffic is conducted with anti-skid chains on the Kastoria-Florina provincial road (via Vitsiou), from the 18th km. up to the 28th km, on the Kastoria – Florina Provincial Road (via Kleisouras), from the 24th km. up to the 31st km, on the Kastoria-Ioannina provincial road (via Kotylis), from the 33rd km. up to the 48th km and on the mountainous provincial and municipal road network of the Municipalities of Nestorio and Kastoria.

In Florina, chains are required for vehicles driving on the A-27 Florina-Nikis highway, on the Florina-Krystallopigi Border Station National Road (via Vigla), on the Florina-Kastoria Provincial Road (via Vitsi), on the Florina-Agios Germanos National Road, in Old Florina – Kozani National Highway, on the National Highway Florina – Kozani road, on the Old Florina – Edessa National Road (via Kelli), on the Florina – Niki National Road, on the Aetou – Nymphaeum Provincial Road, on the Amyntaio – Kastoria Provincial Road (via Sklithros) and on the road network of the Municipalities of Prespa and Florina .