Agios Ioannis

State of emergency declared in several Rethymno municipalities due to fire damage

The Ministry of Civil Protection on Friday declared a state of emergency in the municipalities of Agia Paraskevi, Agios Ioannis, Ano Meros and Apodoulou in the municipality of Amari in Rethymno on Crete.

According to the decision signed by the general secretary of civil protection, Vassilis Papageorgiou, the state of emergency will be in effect until September 9.

Greece battered by tropical storms 

The Daniel weather system has left a trail of destruction in the country as thousands of people confronted unprecedented conditions struggling to save their lives, abandoning property and cars. The focal point of the destruction was in the port city of Volos on the Pagasetic Gulf, and surrounding regions.

Residents record flooding, destruction in Volos, Mount Pelion amid severe storm

Local residents and tourists in the city of Volos and Mount Pelion were posting photos and videos of the destruction caused by the severe thunderstorm sweeping central Greece since Monday night. 

One video filmed in the village of Agios Ioannis, in the eastern coast of Mount Pelio, showed a car being swept into the sea. 

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