Tourist missing in Evia during storm found

A tourist has been found who disappeared on Mount Dirfi during a rain and thunderstorm that swept through Greece. The 36-year-old man called the fire department’s emergency services on Wednesday evening to say he had gotten lost in the storm and was trying to get to the Dirfi shelter on the island of Evia.

Shortly thereafter, his cell phone went dead. The search and rescue operation began.

Σε εξέλιξη επιχείρηση για τον εντοπισμό άνδρα στην περιοχή Λειρί στη Δίρφυ, Ευβοίας.
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The search for the missing man was resumed with a Super Puma helicopter and drones on Thursday morning. Around 12 noon, the missing tourist contacted the authorities again, saying that he had spent the night in the village, where the locals offered him shelter.

Since the news about the missing tourist has spread through all the media, including TV channels, it is reported that it was the villagers who woke the man in the morning, telling him that he was missing and a search operation was underway.

Last night over the territory of central Greece and Athens passed powerful cyclone, accompanied by showers, thunderstorms and gale-force winds reaching 11 on the Beaufort scale. Torrential rains and lightning put everyone involved in search and rescue operations at risk, local media reported. evanews.

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