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Storm Agneta floods Rhodes as torrents sweep cars through streets
Storm Agneta has brought torrential rain and severe flooding to Greece, with Rhodes particularly hard hit as fast-rising water swept away cars and submerged streets. Authorities urged residents and tourists to move to higher ground and stay indoors, while schools closed on Monday; the flooding has also prompted repeated calls for firefighters to pump water from homes.
The storm is expected to continue until Wednesday, with further heavy rain forecast across the Ionian Islands and parts of mainland Greece. Civil protection officials advised people to secure loose objects and avoid streams, torrents and coastal walks. The flooding comes weeks after a 62-year-old man died when a torrent swept his car onto a beach on Rhodes; the article also notes recent deadly flooding in Spain and the role of human-driven climate change in making extreme weather more frequent and destructive.
In short
- Flooding on Rhodes swept away cars and submerged streets.
- Residents and tourists were told to seek higher ground.
- Storm Agneta is expected to bring severe weather until Wednesday.
Explained simply
Rhodes is a Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean, popular with residents and visitors. Like other islands and parts of mainland Greece, it can be affected by intense rain that sends water rapidly through streets and streams.
Local authorities, including civil protection officials and firefighters, coordinate warnings and emergency help. Floodwater can make roads and homes dangerous, and fast-moving torrents can carry vehicles away.
The flooding follows a fatal incident on Rhodes in which a man’s car was swept away by a torrent. More broadly, deadly floods in several countries have drawn attention to the risks from extreme rainfall; human-driven climate change is making some kinds of extreme weather more frequent or severe.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Cars are swept away as roads transform into raging rivers on Greek holiday island amid ferocious storms in the Med”.