Health hazards in flood-stricken areas of central Greece
Diagnoses of gastroenteritis and respiratory infections rose on Wednesday in the flood-stricken region of Thessaly.
Specifically, 48 people in the areas of Larissa, Magnissia, Trikala, and Karditsa have been diagnosed with gastroenteritis and 65 with respiratory infections.
The diagnoses took place at 26 National Health System centers in the region, where a total of 1,396 people came in for examinations.
In the daily briefing at the Coordinating Operations Center in Larissa, Alternate Health Minister Irini Agapidaki provided the lists of towns where water is safe to drink.
Indicatively, the water supply in Volos, southern Mount Pelion, and Palamas is not safe for human consumption.
Agapidaki said that pest inspections have become more intensive.
In earlier statements, the minister had warned the public of health hazards in flood waters in homes, since the overflow carried dead animals and the threat of infections. [AMNA]
