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“The catastrophe in southern Thessaly is the biggest here caused by the system and the other systems that have evolved in recent days. The main reason was encounter of two systems with different temperatures, from Ianos and another system, which took place in the semi-mountainous region of southern Thessaly, causing heavy rains. It is characterized by small hydrological basins that discharge water to the rivers of Pamisos de Sofaditisbut from the Portaikos River, “explained Mr. Lekkas.
“It just came to our knowledge then 2.5 million volumes of water flooded the lowland area with great damage in rural areas, but also in residential areas and in Karditsa. The water reached some places and the 1 meter, the rivers could not discharge the water to its normal course and the water was channeled towards the city of Karditsa ”, said the president of OASP.
“In Karditsa there is no electricity, there are no telephones, there are no water supply networks, there is absolutely nothing. The city is dark, it will live difficult times. “At least 5,000 homes have been flooded,” he said.
“We will face a huge recovery process in the city. Starting tomorrow (Sunday) there will be a huge operation by the crews for the recordings. I am very concerned that within one Coronavirus residents have no chance to act, as long as Karditsa and neighboring areas are the target of not only the flood, but also the second coronavirus crisis. “There will be big problems, even in basic necessities in and around Karditsa.”
According to Mr. Lekkas, 5,000 houses in the city we have flood, While serious disasters have suffered and 15 towns.
Previously, he explained that the factors that catalyzed the widespread disasters in Karditsa are as follows:
1. The two low barometric branches from the SW and from the NE, a temperature difference collided with the SW of Thessaly, causing heavy high-speed rains in the southern lowland areas of the Plain of Thessaly and the semi-mountainous areas of Pindos.
2. The intense morphological gradients from the hydrological basins of the Portaikos, Pamesos and Sodafiti rivers contributed to the high velocities of the water bodies.
3. The intense soil erosion from geological formations represented by detailed and rough phases of the flysch in the semi-mountains.
4. The rapid concentration of large amounts of water that cannot be received by existing channels.
5. The human interventions and activities in riverbeds and banks.
“The intense events are related to the climate crisis and are expected to occur with increasing frequency,” said Efthymios Lekkas.
Two dead
According to the report so far, two people have lost their lives, in Karditsa and Farsala.
It’s about a old woman, who was found dead in the village of Vasili, in Farce and one 63 year old breeder Ignored since Friday at Magoulitsa of Karditsa.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
But also in Mouzaki, Karditsa is ignored a 40 year old woman Friday night, whose car was found today dragged by the currents of the Pamisos River.
Lagouvardos on CNN Greece: Extreme Rain Levels in Karditsa – The Phenomenon Ends
At the same time “extreme»Characterized the rain heights who fell into Karditsa, the Research Director of the National Observatory of Athens, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, speaking with CNN Greece.
Commenting on the images of destruction, but also the loss of our fellow citizens left behind by “Janos”, Mr. Lagouvardos stressed that we had more than 200mm of rain in less than 12 hours, an amount designated as’extremeTo which, as he said, must be added the even higher precipitation in more mountainous areas where measurements are not made.
“In some cases this sum is not manageable.”
However, as the Director of Research of the National Observatory of Athens pointed out, “the phenomenon was provided both in terms of intensity as well as direction of”.
He also noted that “unfortunately we were confirmed“Having previously warned,” while adding that it is important that there is a detailed and successful forecast, because in other cases, such as Mandra, this had not been achieved.
“The phenomenon is over,” said Mr. Lagouvardos.
Finally, regarding to name of phenomenon, Costas Lagouvardos, said that “our team chooses to name bad weather that we believe will be dangerous and in this case we have been verified.”
896 releases
It is observed that in 896 launches – rescues The Fire Service has advanced so far, due to the occurrence of floods. It is indicative that only in Thessaly, where floods have so far caused two deaths, took place 727 rescues.
In particular, due to the dangerous meteorological phenomena that are occurring in various parts of Greece, since the night of September 17, 2020, the Fire Service has received 2,450 calls for assistance and water pumps, mainly: in the south of the Ionian, Western Greece, Central Greece, the Peloponnese and Thessaly and several of them are ongoing.
The Fire Brigade, in cooperation with all disaster management agencies, remains on high alert to deal with the dangers of floods, as well as the phenomena that accompany them.
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.
Particularly:
• At Southern ionian (Cephalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos and Lefkada) the Fire Services have received 750 calls and so far 93 rescues, 308 bombs, 383 fellings of trees and 58 removal of objects have been carried out.
• In Western greece (Achaia, Ilia, Etoloakarnania) the Fire Services have received 68 calls and so far 25 bombs and 43 tree fellings have been carried out.
• In Central greece (Lamia, Loutra Ypatis, Leianokladi, Makrakomi and Mexiates) the Fire Services have received 230 calls and so far there have been 76 rescues, 152 bombs and 5 fellings of trees.
• In Corinth peripheral unit (Loutra Oraias Eleni) The Fire Service has received 34 calls and so far there have been 18 water pumps and 1 removal of an object.
• In Thessaly (Magnesia, Farsala, Karditsa, Mouzaki, Rousso, Trikala, Larissa and Sofades) Firefighters have received 815 calls and so far there have been 727 rescues, 327 bombs and 40 fellings of trees.
• Unconsciously located and recovered:
• one (1) elderly woman from a home in the local community of Vassilis in Farsala, Thessaly and
• one (1) man, 63 years old, near the Karditsa Genetic Improvement Center.
• Meanwhile, the occupants of an EIX vehicle are unknown, which was washed away by the Pamisos River, in Mouzaki, Karditsa.
In the meantime, closed will remain on Monday and Tuesday (9/21 and 22) in all school units in Kefalonia and Ithaca according to the Regional Unit of Kefalonia.
In its announcement, it refers to the “safety of the transport of students due to problems in the road network but also damages that have been observed in several school units”.
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