The first videos of Mediterranean hurricane Ianos passing through Greece have been posted on social media. The western islands were the first to be hit.
The first images of the effects of Mediterranean hurricane Ianos passing through the region have been posted on social media. Moving from west to east, the depression — which formed off the coast of France and then shifted towards Libya before building up energy — reached the westernmost Greek islands.
Among these, Kefalonia and Zakynthos are among the most exposed. Several videos from both islands have been posted on Twitter.
The data recorded on Mediterranean hurricane Ianos and the forecasts do indeed point to an event of rare intensity for the area.
"The pressure inside the eye — explained the specialist website 3BMeteo — is below 1,000 hPa and the winds rotating around it are reaching 120 km/h, with gusts even higher, whipping up waves of more than 8 metres."
Gusts that could peak at 190 km/h are also forecast, causing violent storm surges.
Only at the end of Friday will it be possible to draw up a full assessment of the damage sustained by Greece.
