Flood in Greece (2023-09-05)
Description
Due to extreme rainfall in Thessaly Region, extended floods occurred in Magnesia Regional Unit, mostly around the city of Volos and coastal
areas of Pelion mountain peninsula. Extreme rainfall is ongoing and according to the forecast of the National Meteorological Service the rainfall will continue until tomorrow afternoon. One person is missing, and one died, and many cars were drifted away due to the flooding. Local Fire Service received many
calls for help to pump water from flooded buildings and rescue people trapped by the rising waters. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide initial rough estimation, flood extent and monitoring of the event for the emergency mapping.
Resources
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https://rapidmapping.emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR692 |
Tags
- riverine-flood
- copernicus
- flood
- emsr692
- rapid-mapping