Greece’s Deputy Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias announced that five people had died in flash floods that struck the island of Evia, while one is still missing. Later, a couple aged 42 and 37 years of age were found dead in Amphithea, raising the total tally up to seven.
A meeting was held on Sunday at the town hall of Vasiliko on the island, before Mr Hardalias announced the death of an eight-month-old baby, an elderly couple from the village of Politika and two others who died in their attempt to escape the floodwaters.
“It is a difficult day after a difficult night,” Mr Hardalias said.
A missing man was rescued on Sunday afternoon, but a missing woman swept away by the floodwater while attempting to leave her home in Bourtzi is still not accounted for.
A rescue operation is continuing on the island.
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Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit the flood-stricken areas on Monday. He posted on Twitter to express his sadness following the disaster: “I express my deep sorrow for my compatriots that lost their lives on Evia and I send my condolences to their families. I am being constantly briefed on the course of the rescue operations and on the extent of the disaster and tomorrow I will visit the stricken areas”.
Εκφράζω τη βαθιά μου οδύνη για τους συνανθρώπους μας που έχασαν τη ζωή τους στην Εύβοια και τα θερμά μου συλλυπητήρια στους οικείους τους. Ενημερώνομαι συνεχώς για την πορεία των διασώσεων και την έκταση της καταστροφής και αύριο θα μεταβώ στην πληγείσα περιοχή.
— Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) August 9, 2020
