Jet2 said all its flights due to depart the island on Tuesday and Wednesday have been cancelled
UK-bound flights from a Greek Island have been cancelled as the region continues to be battered by severe rainstorms and widespread flooding. Police banned traffic on the resort island of Skiathos as record rainfall caused at least one death, channelled thigh-high torrents through streets and swept cars away.
Four flights scheduled from the UK to the Island on Wednesday have also been cancelled. On Monday, a flight from London Stansted to Skiathos was diverted to the mainland city of Thessaloniki because of the weather, where customers were provided with hotel accommodation until they can be returned to the UK.
In a statement to affected customers posted on its website, Jet2 said: “We are sorry to inform you that due to the current and forecasted weather affecting the Island of Skiathos, we have delayed your flight. The heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are continuing to effect Skiathos, this is part of an adverse weather phenomenon named Storm Daniel.
Elsewhere in Greece, police banned traffic in the central town of Volos and the nearby mountain region of Pilion. The fire service said a man was killed near Volos when a wall buckled and fell on him.
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