Overview
- A roughly 17‑hour storm on Monday flooded large parts of Rhodes, turning streets into fast-moving torrents that swept away vehicles and damaged shops and homes.
- The national emergency system 112 sent early warnings urging people to avoid unnecessary travel and schools in Archangelos and Afantou were closed for safety.
- Fire brigades and civil protection teams pumped water from flooded buildings, cleared a fallen tree, answered dozens of emergency calls and rescued people across the islands.
- Heavy rain on Kalymnos dislodged a large boulder that struck a garage and damaged a parked car, with the local mayor saying the rock may have stopped before hitting a residential block below.
- The storms follow an unusually wet October that saw record rainfall in places such as Euboea and Crete, and forecasters warn continued risk through Tuesday that could prolong disruption to tourism and local services.