Stavroula Brazioti, 104 years old, who lives in Pineiad Trikala, mentioned the unprecedented and extreme storm named Daniel and its effects, mainly in Thessaly, stressing that she has never seen such a phenomenon.
“Hey, I’m small, like a baby, 104-years-old. I’m small…” Mrs Stavroula initially said while speaking to the ERT camera.
“I have never seen anything like this in my life. Was the disaster to happen and then move on? Now, what to do? We went through wars, we went through miseries, we went through famine, but we didn’t drown. I have not seen this bad, first time in my life,” she added with a trembling voice to a question about what he experienced in the last few days with the bad weather which hit where she lives.
Meanwhile, a 69-year-old man was found unconscious in the sea area of Anavrou, Volos, bringing the death toll to 9.
A Coast Guard boat picked up the 69-year-old, who was transferred to the General Hospital of Volos, where he was pronounced dead.
The city of Larissa, especially the districts near the river ‘Pinios’, is on alert on Friday as there is a risk of flooding. Firefighters are evacuating the residents of the areas as the water level has risen dangerously, with many houses already flooded.
A message via the emergency number 112 was sent to the residents of Giannouli and the government-subsidized housing area to evacuate and head towards Tyrnavos and Larissa due to the overflowing of the ‘Pinios River.
Early on Friday, a message was sent to the villages of Farkadona, Klokoto, Georganades and Petroporos to move due to the possible overflowing of the ‘Pinios River.
On Thursday, two women were found dead in the Astritsa village of Karditsa, central Greece, bringing the death toll to six while several people are still missing.
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