Authorities on the Greek island of Evia said Monday that more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected areas left unprotected in the wake of huge summer wildfires.
The floods also damaged roads in the north of the island and also caused damage to nearby areas of the central Greek mainland. Authorities are racing to clear the damage, using earthmovers to clear riverbed blockages, before more severe weather is expected later this week.
Evia was the area hardest hit by wildfires in August and early September that damaged more than 1,000 square kilometers (390 square miles) of mostly forestland in Greece. More than 20 countries sent firefighters, water-dropping planes, and other equipment to Greece to help contain the worst fires in more than a decade.
A government team visited the fire-ravaged areas of Vassilika and Agia Anna, in northern Evia, which were affected by the heavy rainfall during the weekend, in order to inspect the damage.
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