The Ano Glyfada suburb is counting its wounds after the severe storm that hit the area, causing the tragic death of a 56-year-old woman who was swept away by torrential waters on Wednesday evening (21/01). The unfortunate woman lost her life in the storm, at a point almost on the border of Ano Glyfada with Ymittos (Terpsithea). Rescuers who rushed to the scene reported that she was found under a car that had been swept away, in front of 11 Kyrilou Methodiou street. “The water was coming from above with tremendous force, you could barely walk on the road,” a Red Cross rescuer told parapolitika.gr’s camera and reporter Giorgos Sombolo, describing the conditions that prevailed on the fatal evening when the unfortunate woman met her tragic death.
Ano Glyfada: “The waters were extremely torrential at that point,” says Red Cross rescuer
Specifically, the Red Cross rescuer who was in Ano Glyfada on the night the tragedy occurred stated: “We were in the area here a few minutes after the lady had lost her life. The waters were extremely torrential at that point. We crossed them ourselves with difficulty. But unfortunately the lady could not be saved.”
The rescuer then mentioned that he arrived at the scene of the tragedy after the fatal incident had occurred “because at the time it happened, we were at houses that were flooding here in the area a little higher up.” “Now we came to assess needs, because at the fire station there are people who need blankets, supplies, food, we have some assessments and we came to provide help to these people and whatever else is needed, to be on standby,” he added.
“For a civilian it would have been very difficult to cross the street”
Furthermore, regarding the conditions that prevailed in the area after the violent storm that occurred yesterday, he said: “The water was coming from above with tremendous force, muddy water, and here next to where it was turning and entering the houses, you could barely walk on the road, that is, we had special supports to cross the road, we wore helmets of course, to protect ourselves we had the equipment we needed to have.” “For a civilian it would have been very difficult to cross the street with the force the water had here, it was unprecedented,” the Red Cross rescuer said characteristically.
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