Torrential rain causes widespread disruption in Chania

eKathimerini

The storm that hit western crete on Monday left behind widespread disruption. Flights were delayed, roads were blocked by rockfalls, mudslides and pooling water.

A section of the national road west of Chania at Vamvakopoulo was closed for a couple of hours in late morning because of waterlogging. There were high levels of water on the national road at Vryses

An abandoned house collapsed in the Splanzia are of Chania because of the rain.

There were power cuts in some parts of Chania when  one of the electricity substations was flooded

Several residential and business properties  in west Chania were flooded.

Moderately strong winds affected Apokoronas where trees were uprooted.

The popular resort of Almyrida was cut in half by water.

In Vryses, Falasarna, Akrotiri recorded  rainfall exceeded 110mm.

Storms also struck the southern Peloponnese, with heavy rains affecting Cape Malia and the town of Monemvasia, while the National Meteorological Service (EMY) station on the island of Antikythira recorded wind speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour.