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Rhodes weather update issued after flash floods kill hotel worker and trigger Greek island state of emergency

Floodwaters on the Greek holiday island of Rhodes, where a 62-year-old hotel worker died after surging torrents swept his car onto a beach near the coastal village of Stegna.
Floodwaters on the Greek holiday island of Rhodes, where a 62-year-old hotel worker died after surging torrents swept his car onto a beach near the coastal village of Stegna.
A waterspout over the sea off Rhodes, where more than 100 distress calls were made as 202mm of rain fell on the island in just six and a half hours.
A waterspout over the sea off Rhodes, where more than 100 distress calls were made as 202mm of rain fell on the island in just six and a half hours.

A 62-year-old hotel worker died after surging floodwaters swept his car onto a beach at Stegna, a coastal village south of Rhodes Town, as the island recorded 264mm of rain in a single day. Emergency services fielded over 100 distress calls, carried out 13 evacuations and ran 64 water-pumping operations across the stricken island. Roads in Ialysos, Faliraki, Afandou and Archangelos were submerged, stranding dozens of vehicles, while schools remain closed today for damage assessments.

Authorities declared a state of emergency across Rhodes after the National Observatory of Athens recorded 202mm of rain in just six and a half hours.

Four cars were dragged into the sea by floodwaters, a massive rockslide blocked the Archangelos-Malona road, and lightning struck a house in Ialysos, sparking a fire.

Residents across Rhodes and other Aegean islands are being urged to limit travel to essential journeys only, with multiple bus routes suspended.

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