Bad weather is currently underway «Daniel,» which was created by the presence of a cold pool in the upper atmosphere and the intense transfer of water vapor from the Aegean Sea to the mainland, causing very high rainfall, mainly in the eastern parts.
The bad weather causing heavy rain and storms accompanied by hailstorms, frequent lightning, strong winds in the Aegean Sea, and a significant drop in temperature will cause high rainfall. in Thessaly, the Sporades, central and eastern Sterea, northern Euboea, and eastern and southern Peloponnese.
Rain and strong storms will continue, mainly in the central mainland areas today and tomorrow, with very high rainfall expected. to act cumulatively on the flooding phenomena that are already occurring, exacerbating the problems.
Intense phenomena in Magnesia
Volos and Magnesia in general had an extremely difficult night due to the severe storm that has been hitting the area for over 10 hours and is expected to continue. to continue for the next 24 hours according to the National Meteorological Service, while in Volos the problems caused by the huge amounts of water are already visible. Characteristic of the situation are the thunderstorms that fell incessantly from midnight on Monday and continued until 9 a.m. without interruption.
Public and municipal services closed
Public and municipal services in Volos and Magnesia are closed today due to the situation caused by severe weather and flooding. For this reason, employees did not go to work.
Traffic ban in Volos
The weather has deteriorated and the ongoing severe storm intensified after 10:30 a.m., while visibility has been reduced to a minimum.
The state apparatus in Volos and the wider region is in full mobilization, with the authorities of the capital of Magnesia trying to cope with the unprecedented bad weather.
Continuous appeals to citizens to stay at home and not to move around until the phenomenon subsides. At 9:45 a.m., the 112 emergency number rang for residents of Volos and Magnesia, pointing out the need to restrict movement, and then a traffic ban was imposed in Volos and the wider area of the capital of Magnesia, from 10:30 a.m. until further notice, via a message from 112.
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🆘 By order of @hellenicpolice traffic is prohibited on the island of # Skiathos due to the development of dangerous weather phenomena
— 112 Greece (@112Greece) September 5, 2023
Farmer killed by landslide – A missing person
According to information from gegonota.news, a driver whose car was swept away by the Agia Aikaterini stream was found dead, while an elderly man is reportedly missing in the same area. The elderly man is believed to have been swept away by the dangerously rising waters of the stream, and the fire department is conducting a search to locate him.
The Krausidonas stream overflowed and flooded neighborhood streets.
The problems are exacerbated by the unprecedented amount of rain that has been falling heavily for hours in Volos. The downpour has caused an unprecedented situation in the capital of Magnesia. The Krausidonas torrent has overflowed in many areas, flooding streets, shops, and ground floors of residences in Chiliadou, Oinopneuma, Agioi Anargyroi, Neapoli, and Palaiá.
- On Ierolochiton Street, people have taken refuge on the upper floors of buildings after the ground floors were flooded, and are calling the fire department for help.
- On Konstantinoupolis Street in Nea Ionia, a large tree fell and destroyed parked cars.
More than 120 water pumpings have been carried out from houses and basements that were flooded by 10:30 a.m. Strong firefighting forces from Larissa, Karditsa, and Trikala are arriving in Volos to reinforce the already large forces in Volos, both with personnel and vehicles from the Fire Department.
The hospital in Volos was flooded.
The basements of the Achillopouleio Hospital in Volos have also been flooded since dawn, while the situation is extremely difficult in Agria, Portaria, and Stagiates, where, along with the torrential rain, the power supply is also being interrupted at intervals. A short while ago, the president of the Volos Hospital Workers“ Association, Konstantinos Mindrinos, said that the hospital was flooded, referring to wards where chemotherapy is administered.
The city was left without electricity and telephone service, while a tree crushed cars in Nea Ionia.
Almost all areas of Volos, Nea Ionia, and many suburbs are already experiencing power outages, and the problems have become numerous in both residential and industrial areas and businesses.
Many areas of Volos are without telephone connections, mainly landlines, while mobile phone service is also experiencing problems due to the constant lightning strikes sweeping the area.
No buses or trains in Volos
The problem is exacerbated in the city of Volos, mainly in the center, where continuous storms have flooded all the streets and immobilized hundreds of cars on Lambraki, Dimitriados, Iasonos, Argonauton, Larisis, and Athinon avenues, and the side streets are flooded from the mountains due to the huge amounts of rainwater that the drainage system cannot absorb.
Flooding has also been observed in Neapoli, Volos, where roads, hundreds of homes, shops, businesses, and small industries in the area have been flooded for the umpteenth time. A similar situation can be seen on Larissa Avenue, from the intersection with Athens Avenue to the Agioi Anargyroi area.
Dozens of cars were trapped on the ring road, near the Panthessaliko Stadium, after the highway flooded, while Lambraki Avenue is also almost impassable. According to reports, Volos Public Transport bus services have also been suspended due to the difficult situation in the wider area, both in Volos and its suburbs.
