Globe Rambler

Last week Greece faced it’s worst fires in history, disaster which left the country in mourning as 65 people were reported dead. Nations around the globe rushed to aid the Greeks and now a new treat lies ahead.

Sunday there were floods in the country’s north and especially in the Halkidiki peninsula, home of the worldwide known resort with the same name. The area was hit last year by fires which burned the vegetation and damaged the soil. Sunday’s flood effects were increased by the lack of vegetation as two villages were swept by raging torrents, their force transporting, along other debris, a number of cars in the sea. A number of people were reported missing including a 25 year-old-man who’s car was swept away by swollen stream waters.

Water levels in Melisourgo, 56 miles east of Thessaloniki, have risen to as high as 6.56 feet (2 m) in places, also the city of Thessaloniki alone (Greece’s 2nd largest city) has received more rain in the past 48 hours than is standard for the whole of October and the rain looks set to fall until Wednesday, so this situation could well worsen. The government announced that urgent flood-control measures were being implemented in fire-devastated regions.