April 24, 2024

Athens News

News in English from Greece

In Thessaloniki, the skies opened up, the streets turned into seething rivers

meteorological warnings extreme weather manifestations turned out to be accurate, as the inhabitants of the flooded Thessaloniki were convinced.

The weather pattern in a matter of minutes changed from summer to autumn. The showers are so heavy that the streets have turned into rivers.

According to information thestival, in front of the courthouse in Thessaloniki, a bucket was thrown onto the road by gusts of rain with wind, which posed a serious threat of possible accidents. The taxi driver intervened and cleared the roadway.

The weather was especially raging in the eastern part of the city. The streets turned into rivers near the “Aris” stadium in Harilau, part of Papanastasiou street was also flooded. A similar picture on the roads in the Termi area.

A short downpour brought a lot of trouble. The fire service came to the rescue in 12 cases, to cut down trees and drain water from the first floors and basements. Forecasters promisethat the bad weather will last two days, on Friday and Saturday.



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