Stranded British citizens make appeal as Greek island gets severely flooded

People from Britain who were on vacation are stuck and desperate for assistance because a Greek island experienced heavy flooding.

The island of Skiathos, which is located east of Greece, experienced heavy rain that resulted in sudden flooding this week.

Emergency services are telling people to stay inside because some tourists are stuck in hotels without power and are having trouble reaching out for help, according to the MailOnline.

According to news sources, the mayor of the island has asked for a state of emergency to be declared.

People are really scared and think the situation is really bad. No planes have been able to come or go from the airport on the island.

Jet2 announced yesterday evening that it had to cancel all five flights scheduled to go to the island on Tuesday and Wednesday. They said that the situation was completely out of their control.

The pictures and videos are really scary. They show that the streets of Skiathos became like rivers, and the strong water washed away bins, tables, chairs, and cars.

A person from Britain on vacation said that they and their spouse were supposed to take a flight back home at 8pm on Wednesday, but the flight got cancelled. They haven’t gotten much information from TUI about when they can return to Manchester Airport.
Right now, they are stuck at their hotel with no electricity and they are running out of food.

The hotel is providing a place for local people to stay because their homes on the beach were destroyed by the floods.

He said: ‘We are running out of food at the hotel. ‘ We can’t bring any more things because the road near our hotel has fallen apart.

The rain has been really strong for about 36 hours. Our hotel is currently providing a place to stay for local families who no longer have a home near the beach.

Floods happen when there is very heavy rain in Greece, and the water flows fast down the streets.
Two women were saved from a road that was covered in water.

Videos shared by people who live there show water moving quickly through the streets of the town. The flooding happened just a few days after British people had finished their summer holidays.

Emma Taylor was in Skiathos to celebrate her daughter’s 22nd birthday. The hotel staff, who were scared, told guests to leave their rooms if they needed to go back home by plane.

She said that if their flights were cancelled, they could check in again.

She said: ‘This storm is very dangerous. ‘ There is water coming into our hotel corridors and ceilings, the electricity keeps going out, but luckily we are safe because we are on a higher floor at the Skiathos Palace in Koukounaries. Some people have been told to leave the rooms they are staying in.

She said the entire experience has been intense and worrying. She and her family have been unable to leave their hotel.

Visitors to the island have said they cannot leave because they are stuck at the airport.

The rough sea has made it unsafe for ferries to travel to and from the island. As a result, passengers are not sure if they can catch their flights back home in the coming days.

In the past few days, there have been flash floods in the Mediterranean. This happened after very hot weather and intense wildfires.

Many bridges in Spain got damaged because the rivers overflowed. Turkey and Bulgaria also experienced flooding, and there was significant damage in the Turkish capital city, Istanbul.

Emergency services used boats to rescue people from cars and buildings on flooded roads.