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Civil Protection issued an announcement with instructions for bad weather.
According to the Extraordinary Meteorological Deterioration Bulletin issued this Wednesday by the National Meteorological Service (EMY), the climate in the south of the island country will gradually deteriorate from Thursday morning (11-19-2020), with heavy rains and storms that it will be accompanied by strong winds and in some places hail.
The intense phenomena will affect the Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese. Starting in the afternoon hours of Thursday, they are expected to weaken in the Cyclades and from noon on Friday (11-20-2020) and in other areas.
The General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Civil Protection has informed the competent state services involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, in order to be more alert to civil protection, in order to immediately address the effects of severe meteorological phenomena.
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.
Instructions
In particular, in areas where heavy rains, thunderstorms or hurricane-force winds are forecast:
Secure items that, if swept away by severe weather, could cause damage or injury.
Make sure gutters and gutters in houses are not blocked and are working normally.
Avoid crossing streams and streams, on foot or by vehicle, during storms and rain, but also for several hours after the end of your event.
Avoid field work and activities in the sea and coastal areas during severe weather (risk of lightning).
Take immediate precautions during a hail storm. Take cover in a building or car and do not leave the safe area until you are sure the storm is over. Hail can also be very dangerous for animals.
Avoid passing under large trees, under hanging signs, and generally in areas where light objects (eg flowerpots, broken glass, etc.) can break off and fall to the ground (eg under balconies). .
Faithfully follow the instructions of the locally competent bodies, such as Traffic, etc.
For information and announcements on the prevailing situation and the passability of the road network due to the entry of flood waters into it, citizens can visit the EL.AS website.
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