Torrential rain from Storm Adel has raised fears of new landslides in Tzoumerka, Epirus, where a major slide in Agnanta has threatened homes and businesses after the Agnantitis stream overflowed.
“Landslides have occurred in many parts of the stream bed,” Deputy Mayor Omiros Kapelis said, warning a nearby hotel could also be at risk.
Rainfall reached 156 mm in Pramanta, 150 mm in Theodoriana, and 143 mm in Kataraktis, with officials attributing the danger to saturated, unstable flysch soils.
“What we are facing now are landslides everywhere,” Mayor Christos Hassiakos said.
In Corfu, intense rainfall caused the Potamos channel and Kavalaraina torrent to overflow, flooding riverside areas and disrupting traffic.
“The very heavy rainfall lasted two hours and fell on already saturated ground,” Mayor Stefanos Poulimenos said.
Source: Ekathimerini.
