Title: Floods in Thessaly Region, Greece (2020-09-19)
Activation time (UTC): 2020-09-19 09:46:00 Event time (UTC): 2020-09-18 18:30:00 Event type: Flood (Flash flood)
Activation reason:
Due to extensive rainfall caused by the Mediterranean hurricane (medicane) “Ianos”, many areas of Thessaly region have been flooded. Extensive damages are reported in agricultural land, urban areas of Farsala, Mouzaki and Karditsa cities and also on the road network of the wider area. At least two people died and two are declared as missing.
The Fire Service has received 630 calls for help and has proceed to 450 rescue operations and 120 flood water pumping operations in urban areas.
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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR465]: Floods in Thessaly Region, Greece (2020-09-19)
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| Issue date | 2020-09-19 |
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| Landing page | https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR465 |
| Language | English |
| Data theme(s) | Regions and cities; Science and technology |
| EuroVoc domain(s) | 72 GEOGRAPHY |
| Identifier | http://data.europa.eu/89h/6c0a1a1c-9ff6-40a0-9cdb-11f78cc4d141 |
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| Geographic bounding box | 39.6609714862° N, 22.5052788629° E, 39.0944002929° S, 21.4403343763° W |
| Coordinate Reference System | ETRS89 / LAEA Europe |
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