A state of emergency was declared in much of western coastal Greece and the central Peloponnese on Thursday ahead of an expected severe storm front rolling through the area on Friday and early morning Saturday.
A state of emergency was declared in much of western coastal Greece - including the southern Ionian islands - and the central Peloponnese on Thursday, ahead of an expected severe storm front rolling through the area on Friday and early morning Saturday.
A notice to mariners was already in force, warning of gale force winds in the Ionian Sea.
The storm front, christened "Ianos" was forecast to drop significant amounts of rainfall within a short period of time across western Greece, leading to fears of flash floods.