The municipalities of Paros and Mykonos have been declared in a state of emergency for a month, following requests submitted by the mayors of the two regions, in order to manage the consequences of the sweeping passage of bad weather. A 112 warning message has been issued for Dodecanese, Chios, Samos and Ikaria, while Crete has also been severely affected in recent hours.
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The relevant Civil Protection decision for Paros states:
"We decide to declare a state of Emergency Civil Protection of the Municipality of Paros, the Regional Unit of Paros, the South Aegean Region, for the management of the consequences (floods - landslides) resulting from the severe weather phenomena that occurred on 31-03-2025 in the above area, according to the above 8 relevant.
The said declaration will be valid from the date of the event and for one (1) month, i.e. until 30 April 2025. At the end of the specified period, the above-mentioned Civil Protection Emergency Situation will be lifted, without a new document".
The mayor of Paros, Mr. Konstantinos Bizas, in a statement, said:
"I would like to thank the Secretary General of Civil Protection Mr. Nikolaos Papaevstathiou for the immediate acceptance of the request to declare our Municipality in a state of emergency, in order to ensure the immediate and effective mobilization of the competent state and local services, in order to address the consequences of the severe weather phenomena that hit our island.
The Municipal Authority is closely monitoring developments and remains fully prepared.
The relevant decision of the Civil Protection for Mykonos states:
"We decide to declare a state of Emergency Civil Protection of the Municipality of Mykonos, the Regional Unit of Mykonos, the South Aegean Region, for the management of the consequences (floods) resulting from the occurrence of severe weather phenomena which occurred
31-03-2025 and 01-04-2025 in the above area, according to the above 8 relevant.
The said declaration shall be valid from the date of the occurrence of the events and for one (1) month, i.e. until 30 April 2025. After the expiration of the specified period, the above-mentioned Civil Protection Emergency Status will be lifted, without a new document."
112 warning message for Dodecanese, Chios, Samos and Ikaria - How the bad weather will move in the next hours
A message via 112 was sent to residents of areas of the Dodecanese and Chios, Samos and Ikaria, warning them of the occurrence of heavy rain and storms at times and urging them to avoid travel.
In its message, the Ministry of Climate Change asks residents of the Dodecanese islands to be particularly careful until tomorrow afternoon due to adverse weather conditions.
Already in the islands there is a strong bad weather climate with strong winds and rainfall.
In particular, the 112 message for the Dodecanese states:
"Severe weather phenomena in places and at times strong in the Dodecanese from now until the evening hours of 02/04/2025."
The onslaught of bad weather continues and is currently affecting mainly the islands of the eastern Aegean and especially Crete.
In Chania most of the problems are located. As reported by zarpanews.gr in Tsikalaria, in Souda, in Vamvakopoulo and in the city center of Chania streets have flooded and the fire brigade has received many calls.
Indeed, there have been and evacuations of people from cars, as the water had risen to a great height and could not leave their vehicles.
Problems were also created at Chania airport, as three morning flights from Athens were cancelled, the flight from Paphos to Chania landed in Heraklion and two flights from Helsinki and Oslo are expected to be delayed.
The bad weather "hits" Crete
On Tuesday morning, a warning message was issued by 112 in Crete that said "Severe weather in places and at times strong in Crete from now until the morning hours of 02/04/2025. Attention to travel. Follow the instructions of the authorities".
The bad weather hits Crete after the Cyclades: Flooding and driver rescues
The problems caused by the torrential rain that broke out on Tuesday morning in Chania are great. The roads have become rivers, cars are moving with difficulty, and in many areas, the water level is high.
At the same time, a warning message was sent via 112 to residents of Crete, to inform about severe weather. The emergency alert from the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection arrived at 9:10 in the morning of April 1, 2025 and reads:
"Warning message for severe weather phenomena in places and at times strong on the island of Crete, from now until the morning hours of 02-04-2025".
