"Petar" weather system hits Corfu
Petar
05 Aug 2023
/ 18:14
CORFU. The phenomena are expected to start receding late on Saturday evening - Flooding and rescue of ten people in Porto Timoni.
The "Petar" weather system passed by Corfu today, with power outages in the Kassiopi arrea. On Saturday morning, there was an alert on 112 warning of extreme weather conditions (strong storms, hail, lightning) until late Saturday evening.
Forces from the Coast Guard, Fire Department, along with other individuals had to rescue ten people from Porto Timoni beach, who were unable to leave due to heavy rainfall. The heavy rainfall made the ascent to the main road very difficult, so they had to be rescued by sea.
VASSILIS PANTAZOPOULOS
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