Heavy Rain and Storm in Greece: Two Dead

While the heavy rains that have been continuing since Thursday in the southern parts of the country, especially in Crete and the Dodecanese Islands, caused floods, the region where the adverse weather conditions were felt the most was the Crete Island.

On the island of Crete, streams overflowed and many houses and workplaces were flooded. Those whose vehicles were stranded on flooded roads and dozens of people whose homes were flooded asked for help from the fire brigade.

Serious damage occurred to flooded agricultural lands.

Many planes that could not land at Nikos Kazantzakis Airport on Crete Island due to unfavorable weather conditions were diverted to other airports.

Sea transportation was stopped. Some roads were closed to traffic against the risk of floods and landslides.

According to meteorological data, heavy rains are expected to continue today in Crete Island and the Dodecanese Islands.

On the other hand, wind strength in the Aegean reaches up to 9 wind gusts. Due to the strong winds in the Aegean, sea transportation was also stopped in the ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina near the capital Athens.

Due to adverse weather conditions, one person died in a flood on Crete Island on Thursday, and one person died in a lightning strike on Rhodes Island on Friday.