Cyclone Ianos

Rainfall during Daniel much higher than 2020 Ianos storm

The rainfall levels recorded by the automated monitoring stations of the National Observatory of Athens during the during the recent storm Daniel were much higher than those recorded during the Ianos storm that hit Greece in September 2020.

When comparing the cumulative rainfall amounts, the data confirms the conclusion that the recent phenomenon was many times stronger.

Expert calls for villages to be moved due to landslides

The state should consider moving certain mountain settlements to a different location instead of investing in expensive anti-erosion works, says Efthymis Lekkas, professor of dynamic tectonic applied geology at Athens University and head of the Organization of Earthquake Planning and Protection.