2023-09-13 09:13:48
A week following the severe floods in central Greece, many people are still unable to return to their homes. Seven villages are still cut off from the environment, and many houses are destroyed and uninhabitable, the newspaper “Kathimerini” reported on Wednesday. During the day, a refugee camp for 1,300 affected people will be set up near the city of Larisa.
The approximately 900 migrants who previously lived there were taken to other reception camps in the country. In many rural areas, animal carcasses also pose health risks. As of Tuesday, around 15,000 carcasses of sheep, goats and cows had already been collected and burned, Greek media reported.
There is no further reliable news regarding the couple from Graz who have been missing for a week. The Austrians’ holiday accommodation in the hard-hit Pelion region was washed away and there has been no contact with the holidaymakers since then. The intensive search operation by local authorities for the man and woman by land and sea is continuing, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “Divers and search and rescue dogs are also used.” It was still not clear whether a female body in the area, which was initially unidentified, was the holidaymaker from Austria. A DNA test on the dead to determine their identity was ordered. However, this is a longer process, so no results are currently available.
Parts of the country’s most important highway between the metropolises of Athens and Thessaloniki were still flooded on Wednesday and remained closed along the city of Larisa. The train connection was also still out of service due to major damage to the rail network; the repair costs are estimated at 160 million euros.
From last Monday to Thursday, a severe storm settled over central Greece. Heavy rain flooded villages and towns in many places. The amount of precipitation reached unprecedented levels of more than 700 liters per square meter in less than 24 hours. 15 people were killed. Storm “Daniel” then moved on – and caused catastrophic floods in Libya with thousands of deaths.
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