Weather: Severe problems due to bad weather – where it “hits” in the next few hours – Newsbomb – News

Severe weather alert updated with latest weather forecast. According to the new EMY Occupancy Bulletin, severe problems are predicted for today Saturday:

• In central Macedonia (especially in the region of Halkidiki and Piraeus) and in the northern and eastern Aegean islands until the afternoon,
• Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, Central and Eastern Styria (including Attica) and Northern Peloponnese temporarily during the afternoon and afternoon hours,
• Interspersed with Thessaly (including the Sporades) and Evia.

Sunday (18-06-2023)

• Early in the morning in Central Macedonia (especially in the region of Halkidiki and Piria).
• Mornings in Thessaly (including the Sporades),
• Evia, eastern Styria (including Attica and Boeotia) and temporarily in the northeastern Peloponnese until the afternoon,
• In the north and east Aegean and northern Cyclades islands intermittent until late afternoon.

Events may be particularly intense during the morning hours in the Sporades region, until the afternoon in Evia, Attica and Boeotia.

Litogoro: Climber missing in Arlias Valley

The fire department is searching for him Finding a missing person Pieria, in the Orlias valley near the settlement of Dion in Litochoro.

According to information, who is a man Canyoning Team Leader, On Saturday 17/6 at noon he was swept away in a stream in Olympus and according to crew members, The man moved to a point in the Orlea stream.

According to the latest information, the unfortunate man was unconscious and dragged out. The unfortunate person is taken to a safe place and is expected to be handed over to the EKAV.

In the evacuation operation, 6 firefighters with 2 vehicles tried, while 6 firefighters from Litochoro and Katarini Fire Departments, 10 firefighters from 2nd and 8th EMAK and a team from S.mi.EA helped.

Lefkada: Bather drowned in Kadisma

On Saturday, June 17, a tragedy struck Kadisma Beach in Lefkada A bath to lose his life by drowning.

According to the website ilefkada.gr, a foreigner wanted to bathe in Kadisma, where he bathed with his wife. Bad weather created huge waves.

As a result, a 50-year-old man from Romania lost his life He could not be approached because of the waves.

His wife A lifeguard managed to save him.

Serious problems in Thessaloniki

The bad weather caused streams to overflow in various parts of Thessaloniki, cars were washed away, and houses and shopping malls were flooded. The fire department received hundreds of calls to pump water.

According to ERT’s meteorologist, Panagiotis Giannopoulos, Thessaloniki has an average of 30 millimeters of rain in June, and today between 60 and 80 millimeters fell in a few hours, twice as much water in a few hours as in the whole of June.

It started raining heavily in Polichni area around 4 am. In no time the Xiropotamos stream overflowed, the cargo blocked the bridges, and the water levels flooded parked cars and houses along the banks.

The people of the area say that the amount of water falling here was high and they have not seen such rain for many years.

In Evosmos and Nea Politia, rainwater turned roads into lakes. Gas stations and businesses were flooded.

At Thermi Dam, a car driver tried to cross the flooded road and his vehicle got stuck in the water, luckily he got out of it in time.

The underpass at Makhriziani Interchange was closed for several hours due to waterlogging.

The fire department received more than 450 calls, mainly for water absorption and standby.

Most of the problems are located in the west of Thessaloniki, but in the east of the city, especially in the municipality of Thermi where a woman tried to pass her car, but luckily she let it go. Last moment. Houses were also flooded in the village of Vasilika.

The rain has now stopped in Thessaloniki, but more rain is expected from the afternoon onwards.

There are also problems in Halkidiki province

Christina Topouzi, journalist of ERT, from Dionysiou area of ​​Propontis municipality, at the beginning of the first phase of Halkidiki, bad weather also created many problems in Halkidiki province. They started at dawn in central Halkidiki in the Holomontas region and gradually spread to the entire province.

A driver was swept away by the rushing water in the Dionysios area and luckily managed to extricate himself unharmed, with roads turning into rivers in several parts of the road network.

Kastoria: Request to declare municipality under state of emergency

The mayor of Kastoria, Yiannis Korentsidis, requested that the municipality of Kastoria declare a state of emergency, as he requested from the regional governor of Western Macedonia, Giorgos Kasabidis. , Thomas Manos.

According to today’s related announcement by the Municipality of Kastoria, this request is due to the heavy rains of the past few days that have caused great destruction and damage throughout the municipality, where flood events have been created and there are also major impacts on agricultural crops at risk. It lost production this year. Among others, special mention is also made of the local community of Klesora, where the landslide occurred.

Along with his request, the mayor of Kastoria requested that all necessary measures be taken to protect the residents of the municipality and their property, as well as to restore the damages caused.

It is indicated that the personnel of Kastoria Municipality, in cooperation with the Region of Western Macedonia, are working in the most affected areas to restore the damage as much as possible.

See the trend of bad weather via WINDY:

Sunday weather from EMY

Temporarily the clouds increased Local rain and scattered storms mainly in the east.

Events will be active in the following locations:

a) Early in the morning in Central Macedonia (especially in the region of Halkidiki and Piria).

b) Mornings in Thessaly (including the Sporades),

c) Evia, eastern Styria (including Attica and Boeotia) and temporarily in the northeastern Peloponnese until the afternoon,

d) In the north and east Aegean and northern Cyclades islands intermittent until late afternoon.

Events may be particularly intense during the morning hours in the Sporades region, until the afternoon in Evia, Attica and Boeotia.

The wind North northwest winds 4 to 5 and seas inland 6 Beaufort.

The temperature It does not change significantly and reaches 26 to 28 degrees Celsius in some places.

Clouds with rain and scattered storms Attica. Impacts will remain strong at some places till afternoon. Gradual weakening from afternoon and improvement in evenings. Winds will be north-northwest 3 to 5 and will become light at 6 in Beaufort in the afternoon and afternoon. The temperature ranges from 18 to 26 degrees Celsius.

at Thessaloniki, Clouds with local rain and scattered storms in the morning gradually progress. Winds will be northwesterlies at 4 to 5 Beaufort, and temperatures will range from 18 to 26 degrees.

Weather in other parts of the country

Macedonia, Thrace

Clouds with rain and scattered storms in western and central Macedonia. In central Macedonia (especially in the region of Halkidiki and Piria) these events are intense in the early morning hours. Gradual weakening from afternoon and improvement in evenings.

In Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, passing clouds with local rain or showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and afternoon.

Wind: North 3 to 5 and West 6 Beaufort tentatively in the morning.

Temperature: 16 to 28 degrees Celsius. 4 to 5 degrees lower in western Macedonia.

Ionian Islands, Epirus, Western Styria, Western Peloponnese

Weather: Clouds increased temporarily with localized rain or showers and isolated thundershowers over mainly continental areas till afternoon.

Wind: Northwest 3 to 5 and locally 6 temps 7 Beaufort in the Ionian.

Temperature: 16 to 28 degrees Celsius. In the interior of Epirus it is 3 to 4 degrees lower.

Thessaly, Eastern Styria, Eastern Peloponnese

Cloudy with rain and scattered thunder. These events are intense in the morning in Thessaly and Sporades, until midday in Eastern Styria and temporary in the northeastern Peloponnese. Gradual weakening from afternoon and improvement in evenings.

Winds: Northwest 3 to 5 and East and South local 6 Beaufort.

Temperature: 15 to 27 degrees Celsius.

Cyclades, Crete

Clouds increased temporarily with localized rain or showers and scattered thunderstorms. In the northern Cyclades the effects will be strong in many places until the afternoon, while they will weaken from the afternoon onwards.

Wind: Cyclades northwest 3 to 5 and afternoon north northwest to inland 6 Beaufort. West 6 to 7 in Crete and rapidly west northwest 4 to 6 Beaufort.

Temperature: 18 to 26 degrees Celsius.

East Aegean Islands, Dodecanese

Cloudy with rain and occasional storms. Effects will remain intense in many places in the northern and eastern Aegean islands until the afternoon. Weakness of events in the evenings.

Wind: 4 to 5 northerly northerly and 6 Beaufort in the afternoon. 4 to 5 in the southwest northwest and tentatively west 5 to 6 Beaufort in the morning hours.

Temperature: 18 to 26 degrees Celsius.

Euboea

Weather: Cloudy with rain and scattered thunder. Impacts will remain strong at some places till afternoon. Gradual weakening from afternoon and improvement in evenings.

Wind: Northwest 4 to 5 Fair South 6 Beaufort.

Temperature: 17 to 25 degrees Celsius.

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