Serious problems in Evia, Larissa and Volos due to the floods

The last few hours have been very difficult in Central and Northern Evia, as storm ‘Elias’ has pounded the region for more than six hours.

In the last 24 hours, 400 cubic meters of water per stremma (1 hectare=10 stremmas) have fallen in Istiaea, with more than 150 cubic metres having fallen in the last six hours of incessant rain.

From midnight onwards, the fire department received dozens of calls to help move people to safe locations. There are problems with transportation, as roads have closed due to landslides or damage to the road network, fallen trees and cables. In many cases, the water has exceeded 60 cm, making access impossible for rescue teams.

There are big problems due to flash floods in many areas of the prefecture of Larissa, mainly in the municipalities of Kileler and Farsala. The last village to be evacuated in the early hours of the morning was Achillio, Farsala, while there were quite a few villages in Larissa that needed to be evacuated during the night and early morning.

Since Wednesday night, the Larissa Fire Service has been operating non-stop, trying to deal with the flooding phenomena once again.

A new message was sent out on Wednesday via the emergency number 112 to evacuate several villages. The activation of 112 concerned the areas of Anochori, Katochori, Vasili, Hyperia, Mikro Evidrio, Megalo Evidrio, Pyrgakia, Polineri and Stavros, calling for evacuation to Farsala, due to flooding.

The water level of the Pinios River has risen dangerously, to around four metres, while water levels exceeded 6 metres in Lake Karla, causing concern.

For the second time in the last few days, the residents of the Karditsa and Trikala regional units were hit by floods, although they have not yet had time to recover from the wounds left behind by Storm ‘Daniel’. This time they were faced with the devastating consequences of the new storm “Elias”. The villages in the Municipality of Palamas were at risk of new floods following heavy rains and storms overnight.

Scenes of extensive destruction confronted the crews of the municipalities and regional authorities of Magnesia at the first light of day in Volos, but also in the entire prefecture.

Moreover, efforts were being made to restore the electricity and water supply. Since Wednesday, the river Krausidonas overflowed its banks, driving huge volumes of water into the streets of the city.

The ring road of Volos was not accessible in many places, while serious problems occurred at the junction toward Agria in Volos, where the roads had become rivers.

Several areas in Volos also remained without power since Wednesday afternoon.

There were continuous calls to the Fire Service to rescue people in various parts of the city, while more than 330 people were transferred to safe locations.

Most of the problems were in the city of Volos, as well as in Alykes and Agria.

The roads had turned into torrents and the water in many cases exceeded 50 centimeters.

The traffic ban remains in force in the city of Volos, due to the development of dangerous weather phenomena.