A powerful hurricane hits Athens

The strong wind that hit Attica and other parts of the country early on Sunday 07/01 caused dozens of problems.

In the areas of Filothea, Psychiko and Pefki, roads were closed as more than 40 trees fell on power lines, causing a power outage. Falling trees also caused damage to houses and parked cars.

Strong winds have caused problems for coastal ferry routes and a shipping ban has been imposed. The ports of Rafina, Piraeus and Lavrio are closed.

Phones at the fire station were heating up with dozens of calls asking for help, including rescuing people from elevators due to power outages and pumping water.

Fire service spokesman Yiannis Artopios, speaking to ERT, warned about the development of bad weather and that citizens should avoid walking near trees.

“The hurricane and heavy rain hit Attica hard: in total, up to 06:30 this morning we received 115 calls throughout Athens, especially from the northern suburbs. Of these, 95 were the cutting down of trees and in 20 cases the removal of large objects. A total of 337 calls were recorded throughout the country,” added Mr. Artofios.

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According to the fire service:

• Attica regional services received 115 calls, carried out 95 tree fellings and 20 removals of large items.

• In Western Greece there were 82 calls, 41 tree removals and 5 removals of items.

• In Central Greece, 45 calls were made and 37 tree fellings were carried out.

• In the Peloponnese region, 22 calls were received, 16 tree fellings and 1 item removal were carried out.

• In Central Macedonia, 25 calls were made, 13 tree cuttings and 2 object removals were carried out.

• In the Western Macedonia region, 11 calls were made and 8 tree fellings were carried out.

• In Thessaly there were 15 calls, 10 tree fellings were carried out.

• In the Ionian Islands region there were 15 calls, 10 tree fellings and 1 item removal.

• In Epirus there are 7 calls, 6 tree cuttings and 1 item removal.

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According to the Emergency Bulletin, the temporary deterioration of the weather will continue until Sunday evening (07/01). The main features of the weather will be heavy rain, thunderstorms and gale-force southerly winds.

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