george_ts
March 3rd, 2005, 08:18 PM
Wile we are talking and sitting in our warm places in Evros the people getting evacuated and its getting worst this report was basically from yesterday the more recent news are worst the only positive is that no one got insured……
and additional to that
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here from athens news....
Rescue services, including the army and fire brigade, battled to evacuate some 300 people from homes in Thrace as the Evros River burst its banks yesterday for the second time in two weeks, flooding some
No injuries were reported as the river overflowed into the village of Lavara, flooding 25 homes.
Most residents had been evacuated by the time the Evros burst through a flood barrier, but a rescue operation was needed to save two elderly women who were trapped by the flood waters. Authorities also helped residents move their animals and household property to safety. Inhabitants of nearby villages began to abandon their homes as well.
Some 27 soldiers and nine army vehicles helped in the effort to evacuate Lavara, while military chiefs put eight companies of 87 men each on standby in case the flooding worsened. Water had also covered the train tracks in Lavara, suspending the service. Meanwhile, some 800 hectares of farmland near the village of Vyssa were also flooded.
Authorities were already on alert yesterday as the depth of the Evros had reached its highest level for over 100 years on Tuesday, swollen by heavy rain and snowfall. At Pythion, north of Didymoteicho, the river had risen to 6.60 meters, whereas its emergency level is 5.70 meters
and additional to that
http://www.ekathimerini.com/kathnews/photos/03-03-05/03-03-05_53629_1.gif
http://www.kathimerini.gr/kathnews/photos/3-03-05/3-03-05_135856_1.gif
here from athens news....
Rescue services, including the army and fire brigade, battled to evacuate some 300 people from homes in Thrace as the Evros River burst its banks yesterday for the second time in two weeks, flooding some
No injuries were reported as the river overflowed into the village of Lavara, flooding 25 homes.
Most residents had been evacuated by the time the Evros burst through a flood barrier, but a rescue operation was needed to save two elderly women who were trapped by the flood waters. Authorities also helped residents move their animals and household property to safety. Inhabitants of nearby villages began to abandon their homes as well.
Some 27 soldiers and nine army vehicles helped in the effort to evacuate Lavara, while military chiefs put eight companies of 87 men each on standby in case the flooding worsened. Water had also covered the train tracks in Lavara, suspending the service. Meanwhile, some 800 hectares of farmland near the village of Vyssa were also flooded.
Authorities were already on alert yesterday as the depth of the Evros had reached its highest level for over 100 years on Tuesday, swollen by heavy rain and snowfall. At Pythion, north of Didymoteicho, the river had risen to 6.60 meters, whereas its emergency level is 5.70 meters