Storm Girionis leaves four dead, devastates areas throughout Greece

Strong phenomena have caused immense damage, with Kineta, Halkidiki, Katerini, Thassos, Rhodes and Limnos, among others, having suffered a major blow. At the same time, residents in the affected areas are trying to save their property.

Woman dies in Rhodes

In Rhodes, bad weather has caused enormous problems, with a bedridden woman losing her life when her home flooded. The unfortunate woman lay in bed in her basement apartment, unable to walk. When the waters began to enter her home, she could do nothing, as she was completely alone, resulting in her tragic death. At the same time on the island, bad weather turned the roads into rivers, with rivers flooding and power cuts in Archipoli, Lardos, Ialyssos, Apolakkia, Agios Isidoros and Mandriko.

In all, within four hours 125mm of rain dropped on Rhodes from 12:30 to 16:40, while 154 mm of rain fell in the area of ​​Katavia, according to the National Observatory.

This was the third death since the death of two people aboard a sailboat in Antirrio. The men were found at dawn Monday morning by the Port Authority, while it turned out that one of the two victims had been jailed for killing his mother.

Dead swimmer in Kos
According to an ERT news release, a woman lost her life in Kos. This is a winter swimmer who wanted to swim. The unfortunate woman was allegedly dragged out by the waves and lost her life.

Bad weather: Kineta counts wounds
In Kineta, devastation is high after the floods that hit the area early Monday. More than 300 homes have been damaged, with Infrastructure Minister Costas Karamanlis inspecting the area and stressing that action will be taken immediately to compensate those who have had their homes damaged.

The picture in the area is heartbreaking, as tons of mud have flooded areas and filled homes and shops, along with the volume of water that was thrown by the storm, while cars were drifting and even found on trees!

The problems on the Athens - Corinth highway were also quite troublesome, with the road open to both streams last night.

Huge damage to Halkidiki from the bad weather of Girionis
For another day, Halkidiki experienced the fury of bad weather. In the Olympiad, the situation was dramatic as streams swelled, resulting in flooding of roads and demolished residential fences, as residents complained. The village was flooded, and in Ierissos there were similar problems.

Many roads were flooded again at night in Halkidiki

The fire department received 25 calls for decommissioning, water pumping and tree cutting, while access to the Olympiad had been cut and could only be accessed via the ring road due to a swollen stream. Problems with rising water are also present on the Loudias, Axios and Aliakmonas rivers, with the fire brigade being on alert all night. Also, a female driver fell into a ravine due to the bad weather, and was transported with a broken leg and hypothermia to Kassandreia Health Center.

Problems also existed in Thessaloniki, where trees fell, and due to water accumulation, traffic stopped on the old Thessaloniki - Kavala Highway.

The bad weather of Girionis also swept through Limnos
The bad weather also caused flooding in the Aegean islands, with Lemnos facing many problems at night. Roads have been flooded, and homes have been flooded, according to limnosfm100.gr. The problems are located in the wider area of ​​Livadochori, while Tsimandria and Pedino have been transformed into lakes, causing homes to be damaged. The community of Kallithea is also facing problems, while Atsiki also has been flooded.