Until Friday, the August wave of bad weather is expected to affect several regions of the country, which in some places can cause strong phenomena. In Attica, in fact, this phenomenon occurred in … doses after the hurricanes hit the northern suburbs on Monday, strong hurricanes hit the center yesterday, as well as the southern and western suburbs, causing serious problems.

In particular, roads were flooded in Attica, which led to confusion on the roads and great suffering to passengers and pedestrians. It is indicative that the police blocked traffic on Vouliagmenis Avenue (from the height of Prigypos Petrou to traffic towards Voula), there were also big problems on Poseidonos Avenue, which turned into … a river, and Elliniko was also closed. Also in the afternoon traffic was stopped in Piraeus from the height of Petru Ralli towards Piraeus and from the height of Hamosternas Street towards Athens. At the same time, in the regions of the southern suburbs, there was a power outage for some time. Among the features is a driving adventure that was locked in IX of the Three Bridges. The woman panicked when she saw that the water reached the middle of the car, but passers-by helped her out.

The fire department received 109 calls to cut down trees and pump out water in various parts of Attica.

Intense aftermath of a summer wave of bad weather that is expected to last until Friday.

“A strong recommendation to all citizens in areas where severe events are occurring or expected not to move unless they have a serious reason,” Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianidis said after a broad bad weather assessment meeting. Yesterday morning. “It appears to be a relatively short but intense storm. However, it can take dangerous proportions. Please do not underestimate this,” Mr. Stylianidis emphasized, urging hotel owners and tourism workers to inform tourists about their safety, while noting that 112 will also be activated if necessary.

According to the forecast for today and tomorrow, heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected, which will be accompanied by a high frequency of lightning, hail and strong winds with gusts mainly in the east of the mainland and island country. In the rest of the country, local rains or individual thunderstorms are expected. The consequences of bad weather in the country will begin to weaken from Friday.

On the other hand, a wave of bad weather has already left its mark in Northern Greece with heavy rains, lightning and hail, which has led to serious problems in Ptolemais, Florina, Ormylia Chalkidiki and Phthiotis areas. “It was unprecedented for the region, as the weather stations recorded 77 millimeters of rain in 50 minutes, that is, 77 tons of water per hectare,” Panagiotis Plakentas, the mayor of Eordea, which owns Ptolemaida, told K. “The subways were flooded, the fences were washed away, the car was crushed, and the tractor caught fire from lightning! Even the basement of the city museum was damaged,” adds the mayor.