Storm: Flooded Sotiria Hospital – Closed Metro Stations

A strong storm hit Athens, while in many areas, mainly in the center of the capital, traffic was almost impossible due to heavy rainfall

According to police, vehicle traffic was stopped at Piraeus Street. Chaosternas at Petros Rallis, Mesogeion Avenue, from Sotiria Hospital to Vasilissis Sofias and in two watercourses, Kazantzoglou Street, from Patission Street to Acharnon and in two watercourses, in Michalakopoulou, from the height of the Athens Tower to Mesogeion Street and Ayios Athanasios to Maroussi, from Konitsa to Sora

In fact, the Sotiria hospital was flooded, and firefighters were called to the hospital. abstraction of water.

According to the information, the underground space of the building sheltered by the surgical clinics was flooded

It was warehouses with materials without risk to the patients or the Staff

"There was indeed a problem with high water levels in the construction space of the surgical clinics." Water went into some basements that were immediately cleaned up In some care rooms, there was also water from the ceiling because of the renovation work on the terraces.We immediately organized beds in consultation with the nursing staff and everything is now under control. " said the deputy commander of the hospital to in.gr. Antonis Koufakis, however, continued to say, "But if it's raining again directly, we do not know if we can answer."

According to information, because of the storm, nomismatopio metro stations are closed due to power outages and Panormos, due to the accumulation of water on both docks

The Nomisathopiko metro station was evacuated because there was no lighting due to repeated breakdowns

The Panormou metro station was evacuated due to a high buildup of water Trains pbad through these stations without stopping

Up to now, firefighters have received 220 calls for water pumping and badistance

Most of the calls were made from neighborhoods in the western suburbs, the center of Athens, Galatsi and Marousi, while 16 of them involved citizens trapped in their car or at home