(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, APR 1 - The Greek islands of Paros and
Mykonos were hit by flash floods late on Monday with heavy
rainfall set to continue on Tuesday, officials said. There were
no reports of injuries on islands, which are popular tourist
destinations. Paros mayor Costas Bizas said a creek had
overflowed in the fishing village of Naoussa, flooding
businesses and homes and carrying off nearly 40 vehicles. "We
will need state machinery to clean up the area," Bizas told
state TV ERT, adding that local roads were full of debris. "We
should cross ourselves that no one was lost," the mayor said.
The civil protection agency on Monday had warned Paros and
Mykonos residents to stay indoors. On Tuesday, it said the storm
front was moving to the islands of Chios, Samos and Ikaria.
National weather service EMY said the front, accompanied by
gale-force winds of up to 74 kilometres (46 miles) per hour was
"dangerous" and would persist on Tuesday. Schools were
preventively shut on Tuesday on the islands of Paros, Mykonos,
Rhodes, Kos, Kalymnos, Symi and Tilos. (ANSA-AFP).
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