19/09/20

[Maik]

Forecasters use Greek alphabet as they run out of storm names for second time ever
Wilfred was the last name on the 2020 list and the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are not used because of a lack of options

Weather forecasters have turned to the Greek alphabet as they have run out of storm names for only the second time ever.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-storm-name-greek-forecast-b486909.html

[Maik]

2 dead, 1 missing as rains pound central Greece

Two people have died and a third is missing in central Greece as heavy rains have flooded the region.

The victims are a woman found dead in her home in the town of Farsala, in the region of Thessaly, and a 63-year-old farmer swept by the waters in the city of Karditsa. A woman who was traveling in her car is missing.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/257157/article/ekathimerini/news/2-dead-1-missing-as-rains-pound-central-greece

[Maik]

In 2005, Helios flight 522 crashed into a Greek hillside. Was it because one man forgot to flip a switch?
The accident led to the deaths of 121 people, and an eight-year legal battle for engineer Alan Irwin. This is what happens when the finger of blame is pointed at you

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/in-2005-helios-flight-522-crashed-into-a-greek-hillside-was-it-because-one-man-forgot-to-flip-a-switch