Kikilias warned that rainfall was forecast to intensify later Tuesday and again Wednesday morning after a brief respite overnight. "According to meteorologists, it's the most extreme event as far as maximum rainfall in a day is concerned since record-keeping started," he said, adding that in one part of Pilion 6.45 centimeters (2.5 inches) of rain had fallen by early afternoon. Greece's minister for civil protection, Vassilis Kikilias, said the storms were forecast to ease after midday Wednesday and urged people in afflicted areas to stay indoors. Streams overflowed their banks and swept cars into the sea in the Pilion area, while rockfalls blocked roads, a small bridge was carried away and many areas suffered electricity cuts. Five people were reported missing, possibly swept away by floodwaters.Īuthorities sent cellphone alerts in several other areas of central Greece, the Sporades island chain and the island of Evia warning people to limit their movements outdoors. The fire department said one man was killed near Volos when a wall buckled and fell on him. In Greece, police banned traffic in the central town of Volos, the nearby mountain region of Pilion and the resort island of Skiathos as record rainfall caused at least one death, channeled thigh-high torrents through streets and swept cars away. The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips.Climate Barometer newsletter: Sign up for more on how a warming planet impacts you.The rains also damaged and forced the closure of a main road, HaberTurk television reported. Television footage showed rescuers carrying a young girl and an adult to safety from waters reaching waist-high in some areas. "The search and rescue efforts for the missing (four) continue uninterrupted," he added. Search teams had located two bodies, he said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. He said about 12 vacationers were at the site when the waters hit. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said four other people were missing after the flash flood swept over the campsite in Kirklareli province, near the border with Bulgaria. Fierce rainstorms battered neighboring Greece, Turkiye and Bulgaria on Tuesday, triggering flooding that caused at least five deaths, including two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent that raged through a campsite in northwestern Turkiye.
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