Larissa braces itself for more flooding from Pinios river
An emergency alert on 112 was sent on Friday to residents of the Ippokratis neighborhood in Larissa, central Greece, to evacuate to the center of the city and the Alcazar park in particular, because of flooding from Pinios river.
The city has been on alert at least Thurday, when the city authorities warned businesses and farmers located near the river to evacuate, for fear that the accumulating water will rise even more.
The city, which has seen floods in the past, had earlier issued warnings to residents of the Larissa section of Yannouli to evacuate by themselves or with the help of the Fire Brigade, otherwise to move to higher floors or to the Stadium of Neapoli.
It also warned residents of the district of Agios Thomas, where water overflowed from street drains into the ground floors of homes and some residents had to be evacuated by the Fire Brigade, to leave their homes and head toward Filippoupoli or move to higher floors.