In the case of severe storms, and hail storms in Greece for at least six tourists have died. Another man is missing. In Chalkidiki, the state of emergency prevails.
In the Region of Halkidiki in Northern Greece has raged in the night on Thursday, a violent storm. At least six people have been killed. At least 30 people were injured.Kassandra - severe hail storms and a Tornado in the North of Greece are at least six tourists were killed. At least 30 people were injured on Wednesday evening when the storms of the holiday region of Halkidiki , as a responsible of civil protection, the AFP news Agency said. Among the dead were two children.
weather in Greece: Chalkidiki - two children among the death victims
A Russian and his two-year-old son were killed, according to police in a Hotel in the seaside resort of Kassandra of a tree. A Czech Couple arrived in the nearby municipality of Propontida killed when his caravan was swept away by fierce gusts of wind. A woman from Romania and her child died when they were hit by Parts of a cracked roof. According to the port police was missing, also a fisherman.
weather in Greece: state of emergency in Chalkidiki
For the Halkidiki Region of a state of emergency. A minimum of 140 firefighters were deployed. Eye-witnesses said that ERT, the public broadcaster, the Tornado have around raged for 20 minutes. The channel showed images of overturned cars, fallen trees, mud masses and the destroyed house roofs.
In Greece had been in the past few days, high temperatures of up to 37 degrees Celsius. On Wednesday evening, hail storms then moved with very strong wind gusts over the Land. Especially affected was the North, a Tornado raged.
in Italy, a violent storm over a holiday region swept. In Germany, too, is threatening extreme weather conditions - from extreme heat to extreme storms, anything is possible. Lucky is a man who overthrew the Niagara falls had, however, he survived without more serious injuries.
weather in Chalkidiki
