Due to torrential rains that fell in the Ilia prefecture of the southwestern Pelopponnese on Saturday, four streams had overflooded the area allowing an alarming volume of water to rush through the village, as reported by ‘Keep Talking Greece’.
The storm broke out at midnight, flooding streets, houses, shops and agricultural fields, sweeping away animals and cars. Familes with children, drivers in their cars, patients in hospitals, and nuns in monasteries were all threatened by the torrential rains flooding the area. As rescue efforts are under way, desperate citizens call the fire brigades and the police to send rescue teams and untrap them from their flooded houses.
Greek media reports that in some houses the water has risen up to 70 centimeters. There is a big rescue effort underway with the participation of Puma helicopters, firefighters and policemen due to landslides in Lanthi village.
Local media reports a last-minute rescue of a woman and her little children that were trapped in the waters of the river Ennipeas in the region.
Meteorologists say that this has been the biggest storm to hit the area in the last five years.
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