Authorities are assessing damage in Greece after heavy rain caused flash floods in Athens on Friday, uprooting trees and damaging roads and homes, the Times of Malta reports. Significant flash flooding in the Greek capital resulted partly from the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo, which passed over Bermuda and plowed over Europe earlier this week.
Greek Authorities say that the flooding led to damage in several places including Peristeri, Ilion and Parama and swept away at least 250 cars. Emergency crews were called to pump water out of at least 800 homes and businesses. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has pledged aid to affected areas.
The Greek Reporter says that at least 12 cars were trapped inside a flooded supermarket parking lot after the heavy storms hit. Initial reports state that dozens of households were flooded. Shopkeepers say damages from the flood may exceed 100,00 Euros or $126,651.
The tropical system previously known as Gonzalo has tracked across thousands of miles, hitting the Caribbean before making landfall on Bermuda last Friday. Then, it traveled across the Atlantic andhit the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia with bouts of rain and high winds. Now, it has sunk southeast and is expected to linger over the Balkan peninsula for several days.
Link: http://www.weather.com/safety/floods/greece-flooding-update-20141026
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