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Wildfires, Hurricanes Share Remarkably Strong Link, Study SaysA state of emergency was declared by Greek officials Thursday after torrential rain fell on the island of Skopelos, the filming location of the movie “Mamma Mia!”The Greek armed forces have joined efforts to repair the widespread damage, transferring earth moving machines to the island, We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. "Patients taken to the clinic ranged in age from eight months to more than 70-years-old.Some suffered head injuries from trees and other falling objects.Officials have declared a state of emergency in Halkidiki and Greece's newly appointed citizens' protection minister is due to visit this morning.The fire service rescued 30 people from buildings due to the bad weather and at least 140 firefighters worked through the night.Meteorologist Klearxos Marousakis described conditions as "extremely unusual" for this time of year.A BRIT mum has told how she was forced to flee the deadly Greece storms last night with her two young children.Family travel blogger Emily revealed how everyone was caught off guard by the gale-force winds, saying she never seen “anything scarier”.She was at a hotel beach party in Halkidiki when the storm hit, cutting off the lights and power.“Our family got caught in severe and unexpected tropical storm in Halkidiki this evening that seemed to catch everyone off guard including our hotel,” Emily wrote on Twitter.“The storm hit very suddenly, killing the lights, all power, blowing down trees and everything around us.“There was wind, rain and sand lashing at us and it was absolute chaos with people (including children) screaming and running to find shelter.“We hid in the back of the bar for 10 minutes until water started coming in and rising by our feet.“With two young children with us we decided we had no choice but to make a run for it back to the hotel (5 minutes away) in the storm.“We ran with other families through roads with fallen trees and debris, barely able to see in the rain with our little ones bravely clinging to us.”Emily said they finally made it back to the hotel to find there was a blackout and lots more people and confusion.“It has taken some time, but we are finally back in our room (which was temporarily flooded) and I just wanted to say that I’ve never been caught in anything scarier,” she added.Greek photographer Constantine Emmanouilidi described the storms as the “scariest thing” he has ever witnessed.“I have been chasing storms since many years but what I witnessed tonight is the scariest thing in my life,” he wrote on Facebook.“We had a severe storm in Halkidiki Greece and the night turned into day from the lightning.“I just cannot believe in my eyes and need some time to take in the experience.“Me and my wife Emelie Selander were trapped literally into the cloud with thunders coming down all around us.“I am talking for lightning appearing with no stop and no time gap in between.”Forecasters say it will continue to rain in the area until about 9am on Thursday.Earlier, in southern Greece, eight migrants, including two children, were injured when high winds blew a tree down onto a tent at a refugee camp in Inofyta, 60km from Athens.The strong winds, combined with temperatures of 37C, also fanned three large wildfires in southern Greece. The fire department said it had received more than 1,200 calls for help throughout northern Greece, including 600 in Halkidiki Two men search in debris after the sudden storm in Greece People search and clean a beach after a storm hit Sozopoli village in Halkidiki region, northern Greece A cyclist surveys the damage after the storm in Greece Six people were killed in Greece as storms battered the area Wednesday night's violent storm snapped trees and power pylons, tossed vehicles and flung beach lounge chairs into trees, leaving swathes of debris across the coastline A man looks at damaged umbrellas and lounge chairs following heavy storms at the beach of Nea Plagia, Greece, July 11 Sunbeds and umbrellas were left strewn across a nearby beach A car is seen under an outdoor shop's lean-to roof after a storm at Nea Plagia village in Halkidiki region Two women rummage through the rubble of a destroyed beach bar in Nea Plagia, Northern Greece Workers check the damages at a gas station after a storm Cars were overturned as the gale-force winds pummelled Greece last night Deadly storms have ripped through the Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece Trees were uprooted and littered streets in the carnage last night Debris was scattered as a result of the gale-force winds and hailstorms A police officer cordons off motorcycles and the damaged caravan of two elderly Czech tourists who were killed when strong winds and water swept away the vehicles A picture taken on July 11, 2019 shows a car crushed by fallen trees Roof tiles were ripped off in fierce winds at the village of Nea Plagia, Greece People stand next to destroyed beach bars in Nea Plagia, Northern Greece One of the doors at a hotel in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece July 11, 2019 after it was blown off by the storm Shocking photos reveal the devastation on roads in the region Two gas stations were reportedly destroyed by the raging winds
Mendoza also said he believes this is the first example of local transmission of COVID-19.“We have not been able to find a travel related risk factor that explains how this individual contracted this infection,” Dr. Mendoza said.The health commissioner said “school closures are a great example of social distancing,” but he acknowledged the difficulties in making the decision to close a school, saying there are many unintended consequences in doing such.“If we have students staying at home and therefore parents are staying at home, what do the parents do for work and in this community?” Dr. Mendoza said.
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GREECE, N.Y. - A state of emergency was declared Wednesday evening in Greece.All schools in Greece will be closed Thursday, according to Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich.
After declaring a local State of Emergency this morning, I am issuing the following statement regarding the closing of all public schools in Monroe County. Preparing for a "worst-case scenario," Cuomo deployed 20 sandbaggers, more than 1 million sandbags, hundreds of pumps and more than 5,000 feet of Aquadam, which are water-filled tubes used to create barriers and control water to prevent flooding.
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