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Low pressure disrupts water and power supplies in Thessaloniki as meteorological winter begins
On Thursday night last week, an area of low pressure formed off the southern coast of France. During the course of Friday, low pressure deepened into a storm as it travelled south-eastwards towards Italy.
It brought heavy rain to much of Italy; however, the west coast received the brunt of the wet weather on Friday night with 197mm of rain recorded in 24 hours on the island of Capri. The island of Ischia, close to Capri, experienced flooding and a landslide early Saturday morning, which killed at least 10 people.
This week, the Greek meteorological service issued a rainfall warning for Storm Ariel, situated south of Italy at the time. The warning, issued on Tuesday morning, detailed vast amounts of heavy rain and strong winds from Tuesday night through to Thursday afternoon before easing. A warning for frequent lightning strikes was also issued for Greek islands and coastal areas on the mainland.
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