Torrential rain closes Crete's busiest airport as the half term holidays begin 🌧️
and devastating flooding on Saturday, causing rivers to burst their banks and cars to wash out into the sea. Around 300mm of rain fell in three hours in the worst-affected parts of Crete.
Two people are confirmed to have died in flash floods close to the northern resort town of Agia Pelagia, around 10 miles from Heraklion. A state of emergency was declared in the east of the island.eight tourists and a security guard were trapped in an archaeological museum in Sitia in eastern Crete.reported ATMs and cars washed away by the floods, with some vehicles almost completely submerged by sand on the coast of Agia Pelagia.
Passengers due to fly to Heraklion in Crete on Saturday – the start of October half-term for some UK schools – were diverted when the airport closed due to torrential rain.‘s second-largest airport after Athens saw its runways submerged by water. Passenger videos on social media also appeared to show water pouring through a terminal ceiling, and “lakes” of water forming in the bus stands and car parks outside.
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