In the context of the unprecedented rains and floods in Greece caused by Cyclone Daniel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) reports that approximately 200 Romanian citizens are in the affected areas, providing evacuation support and necessary assistance.

According to the information currently available, the road infrastructure is still damaged in several areas of the Pelion Peninsula.

The Embassy of Romania in Athens has contacted those who previously announced their presence on the Pelion Peninsula for instructions to notify the Greek authorities of their presence via SMS for evacuation purposes.

Also, the IAEA notes that the situation in the affected areas is unstable and changes every hour, so it recommends that Romanian citizens be constantly interested in the condition of the roads and the development of the situation in the area. where they are and in the areas affected by the flood, periodically check the flight situation as there are many delayed or canceled flights, maintain contact with the representatives of the diplomatic mission to be informed of the development of the intervention team’s efforts in the areas where they are located.

MAE asks Romanian citizens in the affected areas to strictly follow the instructions of the responsible Greek authorities, not to leave the safe places where they are and to immediately report the development of the situation in which they are and additional requests for support (to the single number 112 and to the two diplomatic representation of Romania).

Citizens of Romania can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Embassy of Romania in Athens: +30 210 6728875; +30 210 6728879 and the Consulate General of Romania in Thessaloniki: +30 2310 340088.

MAE announced on Thursday that a group of Romanian tourists stranded on a ferry between Skiathos and Volos on Wednesday, after Greek authorities decided to suspend the trip due to bad weather, had been rescued.

Unprecedented rain and flood in Greece

On Wednesday night, Cyclone Daniel also hit Attica, where Athens is located, causing flooding in streets and several metro stations in the capital.

Described by the government and experts as an “extreme phenomenon” in terms of the amount of water that fell in 24 hours, the torrential rain caused extensive damage to fields in central Greece’s Thessaly, where the departments of Magnesia, Trikala and Karditsa are located.

Interior Minister Niki Kerameus told Skai on Thursday that those departments had begun assessing the damage and that compensation would be paid to affected residents, businesses and farmers.

The mountainous region of Magnesia reported 600 to 800 liters of rain per square meter in just 24 hours, a phenomenon never seen in Greek weather records since 1955.

According to the National Weather Service (EMY), the phenomenon will weaken in the afternoon on Thursday. In Turkey and Bulgaria, countries bordering Greece, torrential rains have killed a total of 11 people over the past few days.

Read also:

• VIDEO Greece flooded: “Thessalian plain turned into a huge lake”