Greek village submerged after being hit by strong storm

The village of Anochori, in the central region of Greece, was partially submerged after being hit by the intense rains of Storm Byron this Saturday 6. The factor causing this phenomenon was the overflow of the Enipeas River, which flows through the locality and ended up damaging streets and houses, as well as blocking access to other localities.

Aerial images show parts of the village completely submerged, vehicles stuck in water and roads flooded. For this reason, the government sent an emergency alert to residents, advising them to seek higher ground.

One of the affected natives was Chrysostomos Papakonstantinou, who spent the day trying to drain water from courtyards and basements. He installed pumps to evacuate water from the land and complained about the lack of prevention on the part of the authorities. “No repairs have been done to the river,” he said. Reuters.

According to the resident, neither local nor regional governments have carried out work to contain the advance of the waters. “Every time it rains harder, we get flooded, it becomes absurd,” he stressed.

The storm also damaged a bridge over the Enipeas River, which had been installed precisely after another climate disaster destroyed the main bridge in 2023. At the time, the “culprit” was Storm Daniel, considered the worst ever recorded in Greece since 1930, which left 15 people dead.