The situation is dramatic in many areas of the country due to the Rainstorm Daniel sweeping in its wake. Besides Volos and Pelion, Skiathos has also faced significant problems since yesterday.
Of course, the bad weather could not help but affect the transport as well, with the tourists on the island preparing to leave to be in a... dramatic situation. A British tourist who waits more than 12 hours at the airport for his plane to take off conveys the prevailing images.
Tourists have set up... camp inside the airport, trying to sleep. Others have lain down on the baggage carousel, while some have been killing time until they manage to leave.
“Horrendous scenes. We’re currently in the airport, been locked in for over 12hrs and no flights out until Thursday. It’s surreal," writes the Briton.
Check out the videos he posted:
Horrendous scenes. We’re currently in the airport, been locked in for over 12hrs and no flights out until Thursday. It’s surreal #skiathosflood #skiathos #skiathosairport https://t.co/WyNO917nQ5 pic.twitter.com/fc5AIJgkuh
— andrew callaghan (@studiocallaghan) September 5, 2023
Meanwhile, messages via the emergency number 112 were sent to the residents of Karditsa and Farsala advising them to stay indoors due to dangerous weather phenomena.
The Operations Center of the Fire Brigade has received 1,196 calls from Tuesday morning until Wednesday at 6 am for pumping water, cutting trees and removing people to safe places.
According to the updated Emergency Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena issued today by the National Meteorological Service (EMY), the severe weather conditions, causing particularly intense phenomena with heavy rains and storms, a high frequency of lightning, strong winds in the Aegean and lower temperatures, will continue until Thursday.
More specifically, showers and rainstorms are forecast for Wednesday with easterly winds that are expected to reach 7 on the Beaufort scale. Rainstorms in the northern parts of the country with temperatures ranging from 18C to 28C.
Clouds, rain and thunderstorms until the afternoon in the western parts and temperatures between 18C and 28C.
Storms in the eastern parts with temperatures between 18C and 28C. Clouds and showers in the Aegean islands and Crete, 23C-31C. Rain and rainstorms in Athens, 22C-28C. Heavy rainfall in Thessaloniki, 18C-26C.
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