'Medicane' Zorba: Greece lashed by torrential rain and 55mph winds from powerful storm in Mediterranean
Bad weather cancels ferries and delays flights
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A powerful Mediterranean storm has lashed southern Greece with torrential rain and winds up to 55mph.
Called Zorba it has been dubbed a medicane - a combination of the words Mediterranean and hurricane - although that is not a technical weather term.
It moved past the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese on Saturday and civil protection services remained on alert across most of the country, despite news the storm's intensity had weakened as it moved eastward.
Zorba was expected to bring heavy rainfall to greater Athens as it rolls towards islands in the Aegean Sea and Turkey's coast.
Most ferry services from mainland ports near Athens were cancelled and the bad weather caused limited flight delays.
Bad weather from a previous low-pressure front toppled trees, caused power outages in parts of Athens and disrupted suburban rail services on Friday, when schools in the Greek capital and several other parts of the country were also closed.
Several football matches in Turkey were cancelled.
The Athens area has recently been hit by deadly fires and flash floods.
In 2017, 24 people were killed and scores left homeless after a rain-swollen torrent inundated two coastal towns west of the capital.
Additional reporting by Associated Press
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments