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Bad weather Janos – All news: Bad weather “Ianos” leaves behind images of biblical destruction, as streams have swelled and roads have been cut in two.
In the “MEGA Weekend” program, the regional deputy governor of Karditsa, Costas Nousios, spoke about the situation in the area after the arrival of bad weather “Ianos”. According to Mr. Nousios, two people are missing, a woman in Mouzaki and a young man in Magoulitsa.
The area has no telephone or electricity and communication is quite difficult. The search process for the two missing persons by the firefighters has begun.
The town of Krania in Myozaki Township is being evacuated and the area has been placed in a state of emergency, while number 112 has been activated.
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At the same time, an elderly woman from the village of Vasili in Farsala was trapped in her home and lost her life in the floods that hit the area.
The old woman was trapped in her home and lost her life in the floods that hit the area.
According to local sources, the residents of the village of Farsaa, to escape Janos and the volume of water that fell in the area, took refuge in the church, where they found refuge.
The Fire Department announcement
An elderly woman was released unconscious from a house in the Vassili settlement in Farsala, Thessaly.
The Fire Brigade, in cooperation with all disaster management agencies, remains on high alert to deal with the dangers of floods, as well as the phenomena that accompany them.
In direct cooperation with the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Civil Protection, all the competent state services involved, as well as the Regions and Municipalities of the country, have been informed about the measures taken within their competence.
At the same time, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection advises citizens to take special care, taking care to take measures to protect themselves from the dangers derived from the occurrence of severe meteorological phenomena.
We ask our fellow citizens to be very careful and, in case of emergencies, follow the instructions of the competent authorities.
Almost 2,500 calls for help
Due to the dangerous meteorological phenomena that are occurring in various areas of Greece, since the night time of September 17, 2020, The Fire Service has received 2,450 calls for assistance and pumping of water, mainly: in southern Ionian, Western Greece, Central Greece and Thessaly and several of them are ongoing, while 619 rescues have been carried out so far.
Particularly:
- In southern Ionian (Kefalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos and Lefkada), the fire services have received 750 calls and so far 93 rescues, 308 bombs, 198 tree felling and 35 object removal have been carried out.
- In Western Greece (Achaia, Ilia, Etoloakarnania), the Fire Services have received 63 calls and so far 24 bombings and 39 felling of trees have been carried out.
- In central Greece (Lamia, Loutra Ypatis, Leianokladi, Makrakomi and Mexiates) the Fire Services have received 230 calls and so far 76 rescues, 91 bombs and 2 tree fellings have been carried out.
- In Thessaly (Magnesia, Farsala, Karditsa, Mouzaki, Rouso and Sofades) the Fire Services have received 630 calls and so far 450 rescues, 120 bombs and 40 fellings of trees have been carried out.
Observing that the rescue operation of three people was completed in the Almyros Volos area where they were trapped in a torrent. To cope with the incident, 18 firefighters tried with special whitewater rescue equipment, 1 special tracked vehicle and 1 rescue boat.
Finally, according to the announcement of the Fire Brigade, one (1) elderly woman was released unconscious from a house in the Vassili settlement in Farsala, Thessaly.
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