Storm Bora floods homes, streets in Greek island of Rhodes
- Storm Bora caused severe flooding in Rhodes, forcing vehicle bans and inundating homes and businesses, as authorities declared a state of emergency on Monday.
- The fire service responded to over 650 calls for assistance and evacuated 80 individuals from affected areas.
- Vassilis Kikilias urged residents to follow evacuation orders issued through cellphone alerts amid the tragic conditions.
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From our correspondent Athens - A new wave of the storm is expected by the end of the day and throughout the night and will affect practically the entire country, residents of vulnerable parts of Greece who are under water and mud after the first blow of the “Bora” that claimed three victims are worried about what awaits them. Through an appeal sent from 112 for crisis situations, the population is warned not to leave their homes, not to sit in …
Storm Bora brings days of flooding to Greece, with more rain ahead
A lumbering low-pressure system over the central Mediterranean Sea has been dousing Greece in waves of torrential rainfall over recent days, a weather pattern reminiscent of one that wrought severe flooding in Spain in October.
Two die as Storm Bora sweeps across Greece - flash floods after a foot of rain
Two men have died as torrential rains and gale-force winds cause flooding and damage across Greece. More than 30cm of rain was reported to have fallen on the island of Rhodes - one of the first areas to be impacted by Storm Bora - since Saturday. The deaths occurred on the island of Lemnos where flooding damaged roads and buildings and residents were asked to evacuate their homes, amid fears that a dam could overflow. Damage has also been report…
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