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Storm Byron Triggers Deadly Floods as Greece Issues Red Alerts

Forecasters expect dangerous rain to persist into Saturday morning, prompting rescues and closures across hard‑hit regions.

Overview

  • States of emergency were declared on Rhodes and Lemnos, where at least two people were reported dead in a flooded village.
  • Red warnings now cover much of the east and south, including Attica, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and Crete, with gusts in the southeastern Aegean reaching 8–9 Beaufort.
  • Emergency services, supported by the military, are conducting rescues and evacuations as 112 alerts urge residents to follow orders and avoid non‑essential travel.
  • Schools are closed on Rhodes and several islands due to dangerous conditions, and authorities in Attica prepared remote learning should closures be required.
  • Flooding turned streets into torrents, swept cars away and damaged roads and power networks, with a section of the Sparta–Gytheio highway closed and heavy flooding reported in Athens.