Greek islands Paros and Mykonos close schools, ban traffic
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A powerful storm lashed the Greek islands of Paros and Mykonos on Monday, triggering widespread flooding and prompting authorities to close schools and impose a ban on all traffic except emergency ve...
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Schools and kindergartens were closed on several Greek islands including Paros and Mykonos on Tuesday after severe weather brought torrential rain, flooding and hailstorms to the Aegean Sea.
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The storm brought heavy rainfall to the island's holiday towns of Parikia and Naousa, causing floodwaters that surged through streets, carrying cars and debris past whitewashed buildings
Weather warnings are in place for the popular tourist islands of Mykonos and Paros, after a powerful storm triggered widespread flooding.
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Cyprus Mail on MSNSchools shut on Greek islands, Mykonos and Paros, after heavy rainstorms flood roadsSchools and kindergartens were closed on several Greek islands including Paros and Mykonos on Tuesday after severe weather brought torrential rain, flooding and hailstorms to the Aegean Sea.Authorities in Paros were struggling to remove vehicles stranded by the muddy waters after torrential rain swept through the island,
Severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day Tuesday, with Crete experiencing the heaviest rainfall. Authorities on Paros and Mykonos, meanwhile, worked to clear overturned cars and debris following hailstorms and torrential downpours.
Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms severely hit the popular Cycladic vacation islands of Mykonos and Paros late Monday and early Tuesday causing flooding, landslides and damage to the local road network.
A powerful storm lashed the Greek island of Paros Monday, triggering widespread flooding and prompting authorities to impose an emergency circulation ban.
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Hosted on MSNGreece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering FloodingSevere weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.