Alexandroupoli: Firefighter drowned while going to free the students



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A firefighter drowned in Alexandroupolis when he was swept through the water via his fire truck in Apalos.

The firefighter was going to release the students from the school.

The 46-year-old firefighter was unable to get out of the fire truck he was driving in, the vehicle had been trapped by rainwater and the unfortunate man was swept away and finally found dead several meters away, near the airport streams.

The small fire truck crossed a small stream that overflowed and blocked, causing its front end to sink into the water… The passenger managed to get out, but the driver was dragged off the side of the airport and found dead.

Evros “sinks” due to the torrential rains that hit the area in the last hours. In The Apalos area where the unfortunate firefighter lost his life is the biggest problem in the floods.

In Alexandroupolis, the roads quickly turned into rivers. The Antheia, Maistros, Apalos settlements faced serious problems as the water level is constantly rising.

Due to heavy rains, traffic has been stopped on the Ardaniou – Ormeniou national highway, from the Thymaria settlement to the Provatona settlement.

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