WorldIn flood-stricken central Greece, residents face acute water shortages and a public health warning by admin September 11, 2023 written by admin September 11, 2023 Bookmark 4 1 of 7 | A man walks into floodwaters to deliver medicines to a relative after the country’s rainstorm record, in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras) 2 of 7 | A dog stands on a wagon at a flooded land in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras) 3 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Palamas in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 4 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Koskinas, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 5 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of fields and farms east of Proastio, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 6 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Jan. 11, 2023, of the village of Agia Triada, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 7 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Palamas in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 1 of 7 | A man walks into floodwaters to deliver medicines to a relative after the country’s rainstorm record, in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras) 1 of 7A man walks into floodwaters to deliver medicines to a relative after the country’s rainstorm record, in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras) 2 of 7 | A dog stands on a wagon at a flooded land in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras) 2 of 7A dog stands on a wagon at a flooded land in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras) 3 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Palamas in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 3 of 7This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Palamas in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 4 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Koskinas, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 4 of 7This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Koskinas, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 5 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of fields and farms east of Proastio, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 5 of 7This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of fields and farms east of Proastio, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 6 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Jan. 11, 2023, of the village of Agia Triada, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 6 of 7This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Jan. 11, 2023, of the village of Agia Triada, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 7 of 7 | This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Palamas in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) 7 of 7This combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies compares a view on Sept. 16, 2022, of the village of Palamas in the central region of Thessaly, Greece and on Sept. 9, 2023 after it was flooded following torrential rain earlier in the week. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Public health officials issued an urgent appeal Monday to residents in flood-stricken central Greece to avoid using floodwater for domestic chores due to mounting fears of contamination.The floods have caused damage over 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) in Greece’s central farming belt, according to the European Union’s satellite and earth observation agency, Copernicus. The floods destroyed homes and roads and left thousands of households without power and water for days. Fifteen people have died in the deluge while several thousand were rescued in a major evacuation effort that included the use of helicopters.The Health Ministry updated guidance Monday, calling on residents not to use stagnant floodwater for any household purposes –- despite ongoing shortages of bottled water.“Bottled water must be used for all kinds of tasks: For our personal hygiene, drinking water, to cook, and even for tasks we have to do inside the house,” Deputy Health Minister Eirini Agapidaki said.Greece has appealed to the European Union for financial support to help flood-stricken people rebuild their homes and businesses.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will discuss the issue at a meeting planned Tuesday with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.Regional authority officials said the water level along a river near the central city of Larissa had receded slightly for the first time in days. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin Follow Author previous post Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s lyricist, would like to have a word… next post Chen Yao at brand event You may also like Bookmark Bai Lu poses for birthday shoot September 25, 2023 Bookmark Cecilia Cheung at brand event September 25, 2023 Bookmark Tong Liya at promo event September 25, 2023 Bookmark Yuan Shanshan keeping fit September 25, 2023 Bookmark 13-foot alligator spotted with human remains in its... 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