Various Greek holiday islands were destroyed by flooding After severe rain showers changed in furious rivers and vehicles thrown away.
Two of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, Paros and Mykonos, are immersed in dark waters after what has been described as 'Biblical disaster' rainfall that passed through the islands on Monday.
Dark skies loomed above and heavy rain quickly changed the streets to torrents, with visual material that shows that cars were swept away in the flood.
According to local reports, driving through the main roads in Paros was impossible for a few hours when streams of swollen and flood water through the streets increased.
The extreme weather conditions made it difficult for rescue teams to gain access to hard -affected areas, so that the authorities advised residents to stay inside because the rain was described as 'dangerous' and 'out of hand'.
Schools are closed on the entire island and officials on Paros said yesterday that 13 people stranded in the storm were brought to their houses in the storm, adding that no one was injured or missing.
A few hours later, Mykonos was hit with the same 'extreme' rainfall and hail, which caused similar chaos as the scenes in Paros.
Images of the island have shown roads that are flooded in brown water while cars and debris float along buildings, also immersed in the torrents.
Cars are immersed in flood water in Paros and Mykonos after the heavy rain fell on Monday
The national meteorological service of the country has published an updated bulletin for bad weather, which predicts serious rain and thunderstorms locally from Monday afternoon to Wednesday morning
According to local reports, driving through the main roads in Paros was impossible when streams of swollen and flood water increased through the streets
Dark Skies appeared above you in Paros and Mykonos and heavy rain soon changed the streets to Torrents
Images caught water that a building took off while heavy rainfall hit the islands
A warning for storm weather of the Hellenian meteorological service was introduced on Monday, but remains in force because the horror weather will continue all day with the Ionian Islands, mainland areas, Macedonia, Thracia, the Aegean Sea and Attica all about pumming.
According to the meteorological service, the heavy rain and floods will also move to the sporades, Thessaly, the Dodecanese and Crete.
The national meteorological service of the country has issued an updated bulletin for storming tools, which predicts serious rain and thunderstorms locally from Tuesday to Wednesday morning.
Meteorologist George Tsatraphyllias told Protothema: “Within a few hours, water fell on Paros and twice the amount of water that falls on Mykonos in March.”
He warned that the weather is so serious that sending reports to residents via 112 would not be sufficient to effectively protect the population.
“112 Only is not enough when people are untrained about dealing with natural disasters, especially if there is no suitable infrastructure adapted to the new reality,” he told the Greek newspaper.
Video images of the islands have shown masses of water that flows through the streets of once-Idyllic holiday cities and completely sweep them over cars, dragging them away from where they were parked.
In one clip, cars were seen that waded muddy rainwater that had streets through centimeters.
Heavy rainfall in the holiday cities of the island of Parikia and Naousa caused flood water shot through the streets
Video images of the island showed a mass of water that flowed through the streets of once-Idyllic holiday towns and sweep them completely over cars, dragging them away from where they were parked
Several destroyed cars were seen by the furious waters, with enormous frontal damage to many of them
Quickly running water flowed through the streets, with horrible spectators who looked from Vantage points.
Several destroyed cars were seen aside by the furious waters, with enormous frontal damage to many of them.
Rescuers struggled to remove the vehicles from the flooded streets and used large tractors to get them from low, water -filled points.
Mayor of Paros Kostas Bizas, who spoke on local media yesterday, confirmed the seriousness of the situation: 'The rain started around 3 p.m. and did not relieve. We have imprisoned drivers on roads near Lefkes and the Parikia-Najoussa ash. '
On Mykonos, where the floods were less intense, excavators were used to clean up a path for flood water and it flowed past cafes and restaurants on the coast.
Municipal crews and private contractors worked to erase roads blocked by fallen rocks, while emergency services save stranded motorists.
Other nearby islands in the Cyclades Group, southeast of the mainland of the Aegean Sea, remain under heavy weather warnings.
