Death toll from Greek floods rises to 14 this week

Athens, Greece. – he death toll for catastrophic flood hit the center Greece went 14 people diedIt was announced on Sunday that firefighters were still being mobilized to assist in the rescue.

Rescuers found the bodies of a 65-year-old man and his 88-year-old mother in the city of Karditsa in the Thessaly region, adding to a record 12 deaths from the storm that hit Greece on Monday.

In a statement, Greek firefighters reported that “a total of 4,250 people were rescued and reached safety between 07:00 (04:00 GMT) on Tuesday, 5 September, and 07:00 on Sunday, 10 September .”

Five people were missing, according to the Civil Protection Agency.

In Volos, a region of Magnesia about 300 kilometers north of Athens, water supply problems remain.

“This water is not drinkable,” warned Greece’s health ministry, which recorded cases of gastroenteritis.

Storm Daniel hit the Magnesia region on Monday and Tuesday, particularly its capital Volos city and Pelion towns, with the phenomenon classified as “extreme” due to the amount of rainfall in 24 hours. It arrived at locations near Kardica and Trikala on Wednesday.

The storms hit Greece this summer after severe fires killed at least 26 people.

Global warming increases the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, thereby increasing the risk of intense rainstorms, which, combined with other factors such as urbanized soil types, can produce flooding.