Early Morning Storms Flood Athens, Western Greece

The Athens Fire Service received more than 120 calls to pump water out of basements as a heavy storm hit the Greek capital at dawn on Tuesday.

Many roads were flooded and trees fell as a barrage of lighting strikes hit between 05.00 and 07.00.

According to the Fire Service the biggest problems were recorded in the western suburbs of Peristeri, Haidari, Egaleo, Heraklion and Nea Ionia.

Storms in western Greece

Meteorologists say that thousands of lighting strikes hot the western part of Greece on Monday night. The storm flooded roads and buildings in Kefalonia and Corfu.