Elias

The weather will remain unstable today in most parts of the country. Rain and thunderstorms, possibly temporarily strong in some areas, are expected in central, eastern Macedonia, and Thrace in the early morning hours. Improvement is anticipated across the country by evening.

A 66-year-old forestry worker was fatally injured on the island of Rhodes on Thursday after being crushed by a rock.

The accident occurred shortly after noon when the man, who was clearing the forest area from Eleousa to Prophet Elias, stepped on a piece of rock that gave way. 

This caused the worker to fall down the slope, with the rock landing on top of him.

For spring to come, one must first get rid of winter. With the changing climate, the arrival of spring has become a bit tricky, it seems to come, and suddenly goes away, sometimes even interrupted with snowfalls. The moment the sun shines, a sudden rupture of sky and showers follow.

A tendering process for the restoration of extreme-weather damage at the port of Volos in Thessaly is expected to begin by the middle of June, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) officials said on Tuesday.

The cost of the damage caused by last year's storms Daniel and Elias will exceed €3 billion, almost half of which is needed to repair road and rail infrastructure and to fix schools, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be present at the inauguration event of the Lamia-Kalambaka section of the Central Greek Highway (E65) on Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Following that, the prime minister, as reported by government sources, will also attend and speak at the presentation on the restoration of damages caused by storms Daniel and Elias in Mouzaki, Karditsa.

It is very likely that the extension of Kymis Avenue in northern Athens, the extension of the Western Ring Road of Ymittos toward Elliniko, and other projects that were planned but have not yet started will be shelved by the Ministry of Infrastructure.

The Ministry of Infrastructure, and not the regions, will undertake the damage restoration projects in Thessaly and Evia, the two regions that were badly affected following the deadly Storms Daniel and Elias in September 2023.

The railway link along the central Athens-Thessaloniki axis, previously disrupted by the damage caused during storms Daniel and Elias, was set to be restored Monday with the arrival of the first commercial train at the Thriasio Logistics Center.

Streets flooded in Chania, Crete after storm Elias caused heavy rain on Wednesday. 

The sudden storm broke out shortly after 3 p.m. turning several streets into torrents covering sidewalks, as reported neakriti.gr.

Shops also flooded in the city's old town.