Severe Storms Hit Crete, Forcing Evacuations
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8 workers remain stranded inside Samaria Gorge in western Crete, one of the island's most popular tourist attractions, after floodwaters covered the trail
Strong storms continued to strike Crete on Saturday, causing devastating floods on the southern island. Authorities intervened to save dozens of people from the path of life.
For the fourth consecutive 24 hours, bad weather in Crete is causing serious problems on the island, with large amounts of rain, flooding, landslides and gale-force winds, while on Saturday (3/10) successive 112 messages were sent to areas affected by the intense phenomena. In Zoniana, which was at the epicenter of the bad weather in the previous 24 hours, the stream “broke” again, […] The post Crete at the mercy of bad weather for a fourth day:…
Heavy rainfall in the area where the Samaria Gorge is located resulted in the trapping of National Park employees.
For the third day, Crete is at the epicenter of bad weather, with heavy rains, storms, floods, landslides and serious problems in the road network. The bad weather has already left one person dead. This is an 80-year-old livestock farmer from Karines in the Municipality of Agios Vasilios, Rethymno, who was found dead near his sheepfold. Eight workers remain trapped […] Crete on alert: Crete: Bad weather persists – Floods, roads cut off and trapp…
HERAKLION: Severe storms continued to batter the island of Crete today, causing flooding and forcing authorities to rescue dozens of people from vehicles and homes.
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