The “most severe storm in 20 years” struck Paros yesterday, according to a report by Kathimerini. Rainfall over a period of about ninety minutes caused landslides, flooding, and swept away parked vehicles in Naoussa and Kolymbithres, according to eyewitnesses. The fire department rescued 13 people. The last time a storm of this scale hit the island was in 2000.
Today, 112 emergency alerts were issued for Chios, Samos, Ikaria, the Dodecanese, and Crete, with flooding and rescues reported in Chania.
The severe weather affected all the Cycladic islands, where an initial warning was issued through the 112 emergency alert system, as well as Samos, Ikaria, and Chios. The alert was later extended to Paros and Mykonos, with Mykonos recording the highest daily rainfall in the country yesterday. Authorities advised residents to avoid travel by vehicle, and the Fire Department received 160 calls from these two islands alone. Schools remain closed in Paros, Mykonos, Kos, Rhodes, and Symi.
The bad weather continues today, with new 112 alerts sent to Chios, Samos, Ikaria, the Dodecanese, and Crete. Reports of flooding and rescues have been recorded in Chania. Thunderstorms are expected to persist today in the Cyclades, Sporades, Thessaly, and the eastern Aegean, and through tomorrow in Crete and the Dodecanese.
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