Severe weather hits Greece, causing flooding, traffic disruption

Severe weather phenomena are sweeping across Greece, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and gale-force winds to several areas, causing flooding and traffic disruption, particularly in Skiathos, Evia and Attica.

The Fire Service Operations Centre received a total of 58 calls in Attica and Evia from Tuesday to 06:00 on Wednesday, following heavy rainfall and strong winds, CE Report quotes ANA-MPA.

Specifically, in Attica, the Fire Service received 38 calls and carried out nine water-pumping operations and 15 tree-cutting operations. In Evia, it received 20 calls and carried out 19 tree-cutting operations and one road-surface wash-down.

An alert was sent via the emergency 112 system in Politika, Evia, urging them to exercise caution when travelling due to severe weather conditions.

At 12:32, a message was sent to residents and visitors in Skiathos island, urging them to restrict travel to absolutely essential journeys.

It is recalled that the General Secretariat for Civil Protection placed the following areas on Red Code mobilisation status:

- Evia regional unit, Central Greece Region
- Sporades regional unit, Thessaly Region
- Attica Region
- South Aegean Region
- Crete Region
- Samos and Ikaria regional units, North Aegean Region
- Peloponnese Region

According to the Emergency Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena issued by the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS), heavy rain and thunderstorms, with the possibility of localised hail, are expected across most of Greece today, Wednesday, 14 October 2026, particularly in coastal and offshore areas. Locally very strong northeasterly winds are also forecast in the northern Aegean.

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