Aegean storm
Two dead and considerable damage in Greece
Severe storms swept across several Greek islands in the Aegean Sea on Saturday, causing considerable damage. Two people died on Lemnos.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen According to the police, the two fatalities on Lemnos were two men aged 57 and 70. The 57-year-old farmer died while trying to attach his car, which had become stuck in the mud, to his tractor in order to pull it out, reported the ERT television station. The 70-year-old fell during the clearing work and died as a result.
Rescue services on high alert
The civil protection authorities had previously issued a warning for the north-east of Greece as well as the center and the capital region around Athens. It warned of torrential rain and the storm "Bora". The Greek weather service warned of heavy snowfall. The authorities urged the inhabitants of Rhodes to stay at home. Traffic was suspended on the vacation island. The emergency services were put on "high alert". Emergency services from the capital Athens were sent to Rhodes and Lemnos to provide support.
Danger "not yet over" on Sunday
The weather office (EMY) warned that the danger was not yet over. There will also be heavy rainfall in central Greece in the coming hours. The storm was preceded by a long period of low rainfall with unusually high temperatures. Such extreme weather conditions will occur more frequently in the future, with climate change making them more likely, it said.
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