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Storm Byron brings flooding chaos to Athens with 112 alerts

Storm Byron continues to batter large parts of the country, including Attica, where it is causing serious problems. Since the early morning hours, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms have swept western Attica, particularly Megara, Nea Peramos…

Storm Byron brings flooding chaos to Athens with 112 alerts
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Storm Byron continues to batter large parts of the country, including Attica, where it is causing serious problems. Since the early morning hours, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms have swept western Attica, particularly Megara, Nea Peramos and Mandra. The intense rains have turned streets into torrents, while fallen trees and flooding phenomena are significantly hampering traffic and residents’ daily lives.

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The 112 emergency service sent urgent alerts to residents in Lakka Kalogirou and Almyres, urging them to move from basements and ground floors to higher floors due to increased flood risk.



The Fire Service is on full alert and has already received dozens of calls for water pumping, tree cutting and transporting civilians to safe locations. Authorities are asking everyone to exercise extreme caution and follow protective guidelines.

Road network problems from storm Byron

Meanwhile, traffic disruptions continue due to weather conditions. According to the latest update from the Greek Police, vehicle traffic on Pireos Street was interrupted again, from Chamostrena to Petrou Ralli, in the direction towards Athens.

According to an announcement issued by the Traffic Police at dawn, the following traffic disruptions are in effect:

  • On the provincial road Alepochorio-Schinos from the height of Dourako stream to the height of Mavrolimni.
  • On Agia Aikaterini Street from the height of the Agia Aikaterini stream in both traffic directions in Mandra.
  • On Imerou Peukou Street from the height of Marathon Avenue in both traffic directions in the Spata area.
  • On Athens Avenue from the height of Schistou-Skaramanga Avenue to the Aigaleo Ring Road.
  • On Democracy Avenue from the height of Akti Ionias Street to Grigoriou Lambraki Street in the traffic direction towards Perama in the Keratsini area.
  • On Grigoriou Lambraki Avenue from the height of Schistou Avenue to Bali Street in the Keratsini area.
  • On the Aigaleo Ring Road from the height of Athens Avenue to the Attiki Odos highway.

Problems were also caused in the Alimos area, where streets turned into rivers.

Nighttime messages from 112 in Megara and Pylos

Shortly after 4 AM, a 112 message was sent to residents of the Lakka Kalogirou and Almyres areas in the Megara Municipal Unit, warning of developing flood phenomena. The message stated: “If you are in the areas of Lakka Kalogirou and Almyres of the Megara Municipal Unit in Attica, move from basement and ground floor spaces of buildings to a higher floor due to developing flood phenomena. Follow the instructions of the Authorities”.



Earlier, a message from 112 was also sent to residents of the Pylos-Nestor Municipality, recommending they limit their movements to only absolutely necessary ones due to the heavy rainfall affecting the area.

Barrage of messages from 112

Earlier, a warning message from 112 sounded on mobile phones of Attica residents about severe weather phenomena until Friday noon. According to Fire Service updates, the main problems in the Athens basin are located in Piraeus, Mandra and Aspropyrgos. Meanwhile, on the coastal road, points on Poseidonos Avenue flooded, while vehicles were swept away by the volume of water.


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Around 10:30 PM on Thursday, 112 messages sounded in many areas, as severe phenomena will continue tomorrow. Specifically, messages were sent to Central Macedonia, Magnesia, Larissa, Sporades, Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese, Euboea, Chios, Samos and Ikaria.

123 calls to Fire Service by 10 PM Thursday in Attica

The Fire Service has received 123 calls in Attica, of which 90 for water pumping, 19 for tree cutting, 15 for person transfers (intervention occurred in five cases).

The downpour essentially hasn’t stopped since early Thursday evening in the Athens basin, creating problems in various areas both in the center and suburbs.

Videos published on Forecast Weather Greece document the most significant problems from the storm.



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Updated emergency weather deterioration bulletin for storm Byron development

According to the National Meteorological Service and the

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