A state of emergency was declared by Greek officials Thursday after torrential rain fell on the island of Skopelos, the filming location of the movie “Mamma Mia!”
The Valley Morning Star reports the declaration was issued after hours of rain caused power outages, extensive road damage and flooding that swept cars away.
"A series of low pressure systems have moved through southern Europe this week, resulting in locally heavy rainfall," said weather.com digital meteorologist Quincy Vagell. "A disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere spun over the Greece vicinity for a few days, prolonging a feed of moisture into the area."
The Greek armed forces have joined efforts to repair the widespread damage, transferring earth moving machines to the island, says Ekathimerini.com.
Schools on the island remained closed Friday and dozens of homes suffered flooding damage. Fortunately no serious injuries were reported.
http://www.wunderground.com/news/greece-skopelos-island-mamma-mia-state-of-emergency-flood
No comments:
Post a Comment