Greek holiday island Rhodes hit by deadly flash floods

Summarised from LancsLive's report · Updated 14 Oct, 20:02 · Archive

One person has died after flash floods swept through the Greek island of Rhodes, placing it under a state of emergency.

Devastating flash floods have struck Rhodes, one of Greece's most popular holiday destinations with British tourists. A 62-year-old hotel worker died when a torrent of water swept his car onto a beach in Stegna, a village 20 miles south of Rhodes Town. Fierce winds and torrential rainfall also carried away four vehicles and caused widespread damage across the island.

Emergency services responded to more than 100 calls for assistance, evacuating 13 people to safety and conducting 64 water-pumping operations. Roads were submerged and turned into rivers, leaving vehicles stranded in multiple locations including Ialysos, Rhodes Town, Afandou, Faliraki and Archangelos. Traffic was suspended on the Archangelos-Malona road after a boulder crashed onto it, and a lightning strike started a house fire in Ialysos.

Rhodes has been placed under a state of emergency, with schools set to close on 15 October for damage assessments. Authorities have urged residents and visitors to restrict travel to essential journeys only.

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• Greek holiday island popular with Brits battered by deadly flash floodingThe Greek holiday island of Rhodes has been placed under a state of emergency after deadly flash floods killed one person and turned roads into rivers, authorities sayLancsLive · 14 Oct, 19:24

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