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Attica was hit the hardest by bad weather, mainly from the strong wind, which caused three civilians injured and damaged. mainly in the New Heraklion area.
Specifically, three people were injured in bad weather in the morning in New Heraklion. EKAB ambulances transferred them to the “Evangelismos” and KAT hospitals. In a more serious condition, a 69-year-old woman is being treated in the ICU who was hit in the head by a wall of her apartment that collapsed. One of the other two injured, a motorcyclist, has suffered fractures.
The new Heraklion at first light of day looks like a bombarded landscape. Trees were uprooted by falling on cars, PPC concrete columns were smashed, roofs were ripped off, water heaters fell from their windows, windows in houses were smashed and even walls collapsed.
The torrential rain lasted for about an hour from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., and New Heraklion residents spoke about a tornado that swept through their property within minutes and produced shocking images.
Dozens of calls to the Fire Department
As announced by the headquarters of the Fire Brigade, after the occurrence of dangerous meteorological phenomena in various areas of Greece, since yesterday, Monday, October 12, 2020, the Fire Service has received dozens of calls, the vast majority in Attica.
Specifically, since this morning, the Attica Business Center has received 195 calls, mainly for the areas: New Heraklion, Nea Ionia, Peristeri, Moschato and Egaleo.
Of these, 129 are related to the felling of trees, 27 to the removal of objects and 39 to the pumping of water from flooded houses and shops.
A total of 25 crews operate, the majority in New Heraklion.
It is observed that traffic has been restored on Kymi Avenue, downstream to Maroussi, where it had been stopped by the fall of three trees, which were felled and removed by firefighters.
A tree had fallen into Electricity and traffic had been restored a while ago.
Mayor of Heraklion: PPC columns have been broken
“Tuesday the 13th and a very difficult day found us,” Heraklion Mayor Nikos Babalos told the Athenian-Macedonian news agency. “More than 150 trees have fallen and the PPC columns, even the concrete ones, have been broken by the strong wind. That is why there is no light in some areas, while we have a lot of damage to the houses and especially to the roofs that have been torn off. For now, our first concern is the road network, opening the roads because there is a big problem. “Our crews are working feverishly and we are making slow progress with a complete damage record,” he added.
The municipality of Heraklion will request to declare a state of emergency. “The Civil Protection and the Region have already rushed to ask for help with human resources and I will also ask for help from neighboring municipalities,” stressed Mr. Babalos, while when consulted by the schools he replied: “All school complexes are functioning normally , without particular problems. ».
The Fire Brigade is on alert until the afternoon.
The Fire Department notes that the dangerous weather will continue until this afternoonTherefore, the operational plan to deal with flood risks, as well as the phenomena that accompany them, remains in force.
Likewise, in order to meet the growing needs that may arise, in the areas where the phenomena are expected to occur, firefighting personnel have been on high alert since yesterday.
The announcement of the Fire Department highlights that -in direct cooperation with the General Secretariat of Civil Protection- all the competent state services involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, have been informed so that they are increasingly willing to take measures within its competence.
At the same time, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection advises citizens to be very careful, taking measures to protect themselves from danger, while the Fire Department is asked to be very careful and in case of emergencies to follow the instructions of the authorities.
Disasters in New Heraklion from bad weather through 30 photos
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