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Cars are simply carried away. Streets turn into torrents. Storms in Greece and Turkey claim lives.
1 / 13Evacuations due to storms in Greece: Residents from Domokos have to leave their homes on Wednesday (September 6th). The water level continues to rise. © IMAGO/Nasos Simopoulos / Eurokinissi2 / 13Catastrophic floods: masses of water flood the road to Sofiada in the municipality of Domokos near Lamia. © IMAGO/Nasos Simopoulos / Eurokinissi3 / 13Severe weather “Daniel” has been lingering in Greece for two days. Larissa in central Greece is in a state of emergency. © IMAGO/Leonidas Tsekas / Eurokinissi4 / 13Severe storms in Greece: Residents remove debris from a flooded area. © George Kidonas/dpa5 / 13Severe storms hit Greece. Storm “Daniel” causes flooding. A car is in flood water in the seaside resort of Milina (Pelion). © Thanasis Kalliaras/dpa6 / 13Storm “Daniel” hit the port city of Volos particularly hard on Tuesday (September 5th). Enormous amounts of rain in a short period of time caused floods and landslides. © Anastasia Karekla/Eurokinissi/AP/dpa7 / 13Flooding following severe storms in Greece: Firefighters with an inflatable boat evacuate people and their dogs from flooded buildings. © Vaggelis Kousioras/8 / 13Masses of water flood the streets of Volos (Greece). The National Weather Service previously warned of an extraordinary weather phenomenon. © George Kidonas/InTime News/AP/dpa0
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My area9 / 13Strong storms rage in Turkey: torrential rain turns streets in Istanbul into raging rivers. At least two people died. © Khalil Hamra/dpa10 / 13In parts of Greece, like here in Volos, it rained as much on Tuesday (September 5th) alone as it rained in Berlin in a year. © IMAGO/Antonis Nikolopoulos / Eurokinissi11 / 13Heavy rains and storms leave a trail of destruction in Greece. The situation in the city of Volos is critical. The drinking water supply has collapsed. © IMAGO/Michalis Katagiannis / Eurokinissi12 / 13Severe weather in Greece: These regions are particularly affected by storm “Daniel” (as of September 6, 2023). © dpa Graphic13 / 13Severe weather in Greece causes flooding in Piraeus (Attica). © IMAGO/Giannis Panagopoulos / Eurokinissi
Volos – After heat waves, drought and forest fires – it is raining more than ever in Greece. Storm “Daniel” hits regions in the middle of Greece with full force. The National Weather Service meteo.gr reports record rainfall.
Record rainfall in Greece
Zagora on Mount Pelion (Thessaly) recorded over 700 liters of rain per square meter until 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday (September 6th) alone. The consequences of the severe storm in Greece are devastating. There is a state of emergency in some regions. Electricity and drinking water supplies have collapsed in the port city of Volos. People have to be rescued with inflatable boats. Villages are being evacuated. On the island of Skiathos, British holidaymakers had to spend the night at the airport. An end to the storms is not in sight until Thursday (September 7th). Then the weather situation should improve.
In Turkey, Istanbul was hit by heavy rain on Wednesday night. At least two people have died in floods. Several have been injured. (ml)
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