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Bad “Ianos” weather has affected many parts of western Greece.
So far we count two dead, missing and trapped, with the Fire Department fighting to avoid more casualties.
Bad weather “Ianos” last night caused serious problems in parts of Thessaly and caused the death of two people in Vasili Farsalon and Karditsa. As Civil Protection has stated in its morning briefing, referring to the latest forecasts from meteorologists, it seems that bad weather will arrive in Attica at noon but it does not seem to be very intense. More intense phenomena are expected from afternoon to afternoon, mainly with heavy rains and thunderstorms and a large volume of water in Corinth and Argolis and later in the Cyclades.
The 2 dead
This is a 63-year-old breeder of Albanian origin whose son has been looking for since yesterday because he had disappeared due to bad weather. The 63-year-old man was found dead by Fire Brigade crews and his son in the area behind Karditsa hospital. In addition, an old woman was taken dead by firefighters from her home, in the Vasili Farsalon settlement, where many other people were rescued from the houses and from the church where many had taken refuge to save themselves.
During the morning Civil Protection conference, the preparation and coordination of the state mechanism was discussed, which will be on high alert to face the phenomenon and its effects, but also the current problem in Thessaly and Central Greece, where its operations continue. Firefighters for assistance and water pumps. In these areas, time has stopped a bit, but the water continues to rise, in the lowlands, probably due to the overflowing of rivers and streams, so the whole mechanism is on maximum alert to protect citizens and address the problem . .
See the map showing the course of the phenomenon at 11 a.m. on Saturday
The Mediterranean cyclone IANOS, after almost 24 hours on the west coast of the country, began to move south and on the morning of Saturday, September 19, 2020, its center is located southwest of the Peloponnese (Map). Last night many areas of Thessaly faced serious problems due to torrential rains that caused torrential overflows, destruction of infrastructure, buildings and bridges and, unfortunately, the death of two people. In the morning and afternoon hours of Saturday 09/19, the weather is expected to worsen in the Eastern Peloponnese with occasional heavy rains and possible thunderstorms.
Detailed forecast for today Saturday
Continuation of severe bad weather Janos. Heavy rains and thunderstorms mainly in the eastern and southern parts of the country, with their limitation at night. Stormy northeast winds and temperature drop.
More specifically, on Saturday 19 September 2020 in the southern Ionian and mainly in the eastern and southern parts of the continent, in Evia, in the western Cyclades and in western Crete, very heavy rains and sporadic thunderstorms are expected locally. Effects during the day will shift south and at night they will be limited to the southern Peloponnese and western Crete.
The temperature will range in Western Macedonia from 10 to 26 degrees, in the rest of northern Greece from 15 to 30 degrees, in Epirus and Thessaly from 16 to 28 degrees, in the rest of the continent from 17 to 27 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 20 to 26 degrees. (in Corfu at 29), and on the islands of the Aegean and Crete from 18 to 31 degrees Celsius.
The winds will blow in the northeast of the North Aegean with intensities of up to 8 Beaufort and in the rest of the Northeast North Aegean with intensities of up to 6 Beaufort gradually strengthening in the western seas of 7 to 8 Beaufort. Northeast winds will blow in the Ionian with intensities that will locally reach 9 beauforts but will gradually weaken to 6 to 7 beauforts.
Heavy rains and possibly sporadic thunderstorms are expected in Attica. In the afternoon the effects will cease. The winds will blow from the east to the northeast with intensities up to 6 Beaufort, and in the afternoon from the northeast with gradual strengthening towards the east from 7 to 8 Beaufort. The temperature will vary from 20 to 24 degrees.
Some clouds will prevail in Thessaloniki. Winds will blow east with intensities up to 4 Beaufort. The temperature in the city center will fluctuate between 17 and 29 degrees.
With information from meteo.gr
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