State of emergency declared in Ioannina after storm
[Epirus post]
The Ministry of Civil Protection on Friday declared a state of emergency in the city of Ioannina, northwestern Greece, until September 18, following a severe storm last Sunday that pummelled the area.
Thomas Begas informed the municipal council of the development during a meeting on Wednesday, saying he had filed the request with the ministry. He also said that there was no warning from Civil Protection neither to the local authorities nor to citizens, and that an emergency alert was sent to the public a day after the storm.
Streets flooded and the fire service received dozens of calls from people trapped in houses where the water had gushed in following torrential rain and hail.
