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Weather transition and extreme weather risks in Balkans

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The seasonal transition in Southeast Europe continues to manifest as divergent weather patterns, with Greece facing severe storms while much of the wider Balkans experiences an extended ‘Indian summer’. In Greece, weather conditions have deteriorated significantly. The National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued an orange alert for Evia and parts of Central Greece, while Crete was placed under a Red Code status. Severe weather has led to fatalities, including a 58-year-old German tourist killed by lightning on Rhodes and a 79-year-old shepherd who drowned in Crete’s mountainous hinterland. The Greek Meteorological Service reported approximately 22,000 lightning strikes within a 24-hour period in Crete and the southern Aegean Sea. In Crete, extreme rainfall has caused widespread destruction. Meteo.gr classified the rainfall episode for October 3 as Category 4 (Very Significant). Flooding has triggered numerous emergencies, with emergency services and the military evacuating 101 people to safety. Damage is extensive: mudslides have submerged villages like Zoniana, and vast quantities of potato crops have been submerged in the Lasithi Plateau. The disruption has led to school closures in several municipalities, including Amari and Mylopotamos, due to road damage and water supply issues. ~~Recovery~~ As recovery efforts continue, maritime services are ~~underway as~~ seeing a ~~high-level government delegation, including~~ gradual recovery. Following the ~~Ministers~~ lifting of ~~Infrastructure and Transport~~ sailing bans, ferry services from Piraeus and ~~Climate Crisis~~ Rafina are resuming, though restrictions remain in place for Lavrio. In Crete, ferry services to Heraklion and ~~Civil Protection, visits the island~~ Souda are expected to ~~assess damage. While maritime services~~ return to regular schedules. By October 6, weather conditions in Greece have improved, with sunny skies and rising temperatures forecasted across most regions. Temperatures are ~~gradually resuming~~ expected to reach between 25°C and ~~weather is temporarily improving, meteorologists warn that saturated soil maintains~~ 28°C in many areas. However, a ~~high risk. A~~ new weather system is ~~forecasted~~ anticipated to ~~bring~~ move from the northwest starting Thursday, bringing rain and potential thunderstorms to ~~western Greece starting October 8, potentially increasing in intensity as it moves eastward. Across the rest of~~ Western Greece, including the ~~Balkans, warm weather persists. North Macedonia continues to experience significant temperature fluctuations, while Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,~~ Northern Ionian, Epirus, and ~~Montenegro see stable, warm temperatures.~~ Western Macedonia, before moving eastward.

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