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Serious damage in many areas, such as Mylopotamos, Sfakaki, Amari and Agios Vassilios, has been caused by heavy rains affecting the county From Rethymno.
The problems, from the height of Rethymno to Sisses, on its national road North Crete Highway Axis, They are big. Firefighters and Police urge citizens to reduce their movements with vehicles, to take special care and whenever necessary to contact the competent services.
In Platanias, the river level has risen to an alarming height and according to Rethymnon Fire Department Commander Th. Hasapi a partial evacuation of houses in the area has been ordered.
The Perama Mylopotamos Bridge is one of the most dangerous points due to the overflow of the Geropotamos River, as is the case of the Petre River at the entrance to the prefecture. From Rethymno.
At the same time, the destruction of the Perama stadium in the Municipality of Mylopotamos was completed due to the volumes of water that were collected.
According to the mayor of Mylopotamos Dimitris Kokkino The damage is great, in infrastructure and road network, which has led, among other things, to the decision to close the two regional highways of Perama. The roads are constantly being cleared by machinery, but the landslides are continuous and stones and rocks are constantly on the roads. Schools, nurseries, kindergartens and elementary schools are closed today and tomorrow. schools.
At the height of the workers’ houses at the entrance to Perama Mylopotamos from the overflowing of the Geropotamos river, the waters have reached the first houses.
At this time the rain has stopped while the extreme phenomena will continue according to the Civil Protection of the Counter-Region until tomorrow night. Due to the bad weather, the damage is extensive and from tomorrow, according to officials, the recording will begin.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Mylopotamos reportedly tried to open a path with machines to free a child.
At the same time, the lieutenant governor Maria Lioni, Speaking to Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, spoke of a large volume of water in streams and rivers, Or that they were completely cleaned and yet we have the overflows that occur. “Many inland areas face a huge problem due to the sediment coming down from the mountains along with the infinite amounts of water.
The heavy machines of the Counter-region, of the municipalities and those rented by individuals, work for the openings of the local road networks of the interior.
And in Anogia There are landslides on rural roads, but the problems are not great for traffic on the main roads. However, as the mayor stated in APE-MPE, Socrates Kefalogiannis, the entire network of rural roads has been destroyed, with all that this implies for farmers, ranchers and citizens.
Three children were released in Heraklion
Eight people, five adults and three minors were released earlier by fire brigade personnel trying to deal with the extreme situations that have been caused by them again severe weather prevailing in the northeast part of Heraklion. The Fire Service and EMAK managed to free in eight cases, people who were trapped inside vehicles or even in their houses that were flooded by rainwater.
Sixty firefighters with twenty PY vehicles They are on foot, while as time passes and the rain at intervals becomes more intense, even the operations of the Firefighters are carried out with great difficulty.
Shocking video of the launch of a woman who has been swept away by the torrent:
Waterfalls formed in BOAK
The deputy governor of Heraklion appealed to them to stay at the high points and avoid movements, while the municipality of Hersonissos is also on alert, in order to face the difficult situation that has formed, due to the heavy rains. , with the machinery and the municipality.
Landslides have been recorded on a wide range of road networks of the Heraklion Regional Unit, while the Crete Region Technical Works Directorate has been informed that the Old National Road from the Stalis – Mohos crossing to Sissi’s crossing has been blocked. Also, the BOAK section in the Selinari area has been closed, because rocks have fallen in the path.
Finally, the second exit from the BOAK peninsula (before the Stalis tunnel heading east) has been closed because the road has been destroyed.
Watch video: Bad weather in Crete: Three children freed – Heavy rains make life difficult for rescuers!
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