Tornos News — Starting from northwestern Greece, a weather phenomenon called “Medusa”[ An extreme weather low with thunderstorms following successive heatwaves ] has spread almost in the entire country, with a forecast of improvement after Tuesday evening.
Ptolemaida and Larissa in the north of Greece flooded due to rainstorms and suffered power outages. Thick hail fell in Metsovo and Aitoloakarnania, which also caused traffic to stop for a while on Patras-Pyrgos national road.
In the meantime, fires broke out in several areas in Achaia due to thunder, however they were quickly put out thanks to heavy rain. A 45-year-old man was killed when hit by lightning in western Greece.
According to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), improvement is expected on Tuesday and summer weather will return again on Wednesday.
