A Briton stuck on the Greek island said flooding has been ‘bonkers’ and created an ‘absolute mess’ for locals and tourists.
An airline has cancelled all flights to Skiathos for the next week as the Greek island continues to experience “biblical” weather.
Alex Hamilton, head of corporate development for a large company, arrived around two weeks ago and has been staying in Skiathos Premier Hotel with his wife, Lucy, who is 46 and a beautician. “The problem is that the whole of the island is just one big mountain in the middle and the sheer amount of rain that came down over 18 hours ran straight down into the habitable areas, which is where we’re staying and flooded everything”, he said.“The water running down the streets is biblical, it’s absolutely bonkers and the thunder and lightning were insane.
“Shops are running out of food, there are power cuts, the beaches are ruined – pretty dramatic stuff,” he said. “We’ve been told the flights in from the UK have been cancelled today or leaving the island, so everybody’s just staying in their accommodation, which isn’t too much of a problem because if people aren’t coming in, hotels aren’t moving people out”, he said.
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