Six tourists, including two children, have been killed in violent storms in northern Greece, which have also injured more than 100 people. A state of emergency has been declared in the area.
The storm swept through the Halkidiki region, a relatively popular tourist destination near Thessaloniki, on Wednesday evening. Strong winds that uprooted trees, along with rain and hail, have forced residents in the area to seek shelter, reports Reuters.
Several people have been reported dead and around a hundred injured, Reuters reports.
A Czech couple died when their caravan was blown away and a Russian man and his son died when they were trapped under a falling tree.
A Romanian woman and boy were killed when the roof of a restaurant collapsed.
On social media, people are reporting power outages and pictures show hail, lightning, and objects broken in the strong winds.
– This is the first time in my 25-year career that I have experienced something like this, Athansios Kaltsas told Open TV, according to Reuters.
He is the head of the Nea Moudania health center, which has received 60-70 patients after the storm, most with fractures. The weather forecast predicts that the rain will not subside until 9 a.m. on Thursday morning local time.
Swedes staying in the area
Ving has 21 Swedish guests in the area, but has not received any information that any of them have been affected.
– Since it's quite late, we haven't called them, says Fredrik Henriksson at Ving at 1 a.m. and continues:
– We always contact them to hear that everything is fine. So we will contact them and follow up tomorrow morning.
Apollo currently has no Swedish guests in the area.
