Five days of intense rainfall leave trail of destruction across Crete
Satellite maps will guide damage assessments as crews clear blocked roads and farmers report major crop losses across the island.
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Crete, southern France and Barcelona are associated with sun and blue skies. But in recent days the floodgates of the sky have opened and caused widespread destruction. A climate professor points to the Mediterranean as the major rain engine.
If weather conditions continue to improve and the water level recedes further, a new assessment of the situation will be made tomorrow afternoon.
FIVE DAYS of extreme rain in Crete has caused major flooding, claimed one life and caused huge damage to agriculture, roads and tourist areas across the island.
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CHANIA, Crete – Serious problems were reported on Saturday, October 3 along the coastal zone of Chania, due to the strong winds affecting the northern part of the island of Crete, Precautionary “evacuation operation in southeastern Crete as a result of flooding caused by several days of heavy rain across the island. A total of 47 people were evacuated on Sunday morning, October 4 from hotels and short-term rental properties in the areas of Ferma…
The bad weather also leaves behind images of biblical destruction on the Lassithi Plateau, which was literally “drowned” by the huge volumes of water. The post Before and after on the Lassithi Plateau – Video captures the complete destruction appeared first on in.gr.
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