Fierce bad weather is found on the gates and because of heavy rains and storm Expected from tomorrow (27.09.2025) late at night in several areas of the country, Civil Protection Secretary General Nikos Papaefstathiou convened the risk assessment committee.
According to Commission scientists, bad weather will bring severe phenomena (heavy rains and thunderstorms) from late Saturday night until Sunday night in the Ionian Sea (Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Lefkada), Aitoloakarnia, Aitoloakarania, Aitoloakarnia, Aitoloakarnia.
The NMS even issued an emergency of the weather deterioration, While from today until Saturday night, strong winds of 8 beaufort will blow in the Aegean.
For this reason recommendations are addressed to the citizens by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection in order to be very careful, taking care of to take self -protection measures from dangers derived from the manifestation of severe weather.
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection (civilProtection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection has informed the relevant government agencies involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, in order to be on increased political protection in order to address the impact of the events immediately.
In particular, In areas where heavy rainfall, thunderstorm or stormy winds are foreseen The GAPP is recommended to citizens:
• Insure objects that, if carried away by severe weather events, may cause disasters or injuries.
• Make sure that the houses and houses are not clogged and function properly.
• Avoid crossing streams and streams, pedestrian or vehicle during thunderstorms and rainfall, but also for several hours after the end of their event. Particular attention is needed at the road network, where the road intersects with torrents and there is no bridge.
• Avoid rural operations and activities in marine and coastal areas during severe weather (risk of lightning falls).
• Protected immediately during a hailstorm. To resort to a building or car and not abandon the safe space, Unless when the storm passed through. Quartzing can also be very dangerous for animals.
• Avoid passing under large trees, under posted plates and generally from areas, where light objects (eg pots, broken glass, etc.) can detach and fall to the ground (eg below balconies).
• Follow the guidelines of the local authorities, such as Traffic Police, etc.
In areas that manifests intense lightning activity:
If you are at home
• Do not hold electrical appliances or the phone because the lightning can pass through the cables. Disconnect the TV devices from the antenna and supply of electricity.
• Avoid touching plumbing pipes (kitchen, bathroom) as they constitute good conductors of electricity.
If you are in the car
• Immobilize it on the side of the road and away from trees that may fall on it.
• Stay in and light up The Attitude Warning Lights (emergency lights) until the storm is cut.
• Close the windows and do not rest on metal objects.
• Avoid flooded roads.
If you are outdoors
• Refuge in a building or in a car otherwise sit on the ground immediately without lying down.
• Protect under compact low -tree branches in case you are in the forest.
• Never resort under a tall tree in an open space.
• Avoid the low soils for the risk of flooding.
• Do not stand by pillars, power lines, telephone lines and fences.
• Do not approach metal objects (eg cars, bicycles, camp camp, etc.).
• Remove from rivers, lakes or other water masses.
• If you are in the sea, go out immediately.
• If you are isolated on a flat area and feel your hair lifting (which states that a lightning bolt will soon occur), make a deep seat with your head between your legs (to minimize the surface of your body and contact with the ground) by throwing your metallic objects.