In Greece, the heat turned into heavy rains, which led to flooding on the roads, BNR reported. After the hot return of last week and extreme temperatures, the weather has changed abruptly. The entire country has been hit by torrential rains, storms, hail and strong winds.
The situation is difficult in northern Greece, with this part of the country being the hardest hit. In Thessaloniki, roads and streets are flooded, as well as ground floors of shops. Traffic police warned drivers to be extremely careful, but despite this, there were several serious road accidents in the city precisely because of the wet road surface.
Many roads in Halkidiki are flooded, with traffic being diverted to bypass routes in some places.
The entire region of Thessaly has also been severely affected by the rainfall.
A heavy rainstorm passed through the region of Attica, which made car traffic difficult.
According to forecasts, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are expected in Evia and Crete.
The authorities are warning tourists not to go into the sea during a storm.
The Governor of the US state of New York, Kathy Hochul, and her colleague from New Jersey declared a state of emergency yesterday in areas at risk of flash flooding due to the heavy rains that hit the entire The US east coast, from Virginia to Connecticut, disrupted air and rail travel, Reuters reported.
The US National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for parts of the so-called Northeast Corridor, stretching from Washington and Baltimore north through Philadelphia, Wilmington and Delaware all the way to Newark, New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area.
Warnings for severe thunderstorms are also in effect for much of the I-95 interstate highway corridor.
The bad weather appeared to be a key factor in yesterday's temporary disruption of passenger flights in the northeastern US.
The eight major airports serving the region - Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - are in Washington, as well as airports in Baltimore, Philadelphia, "Newark Liberty" and "LaGuardia" in New York, as well as "John F. Kennedy" international airports in New York and "Logan" in Boston canceled at least 1,170 flights to, from or within the United States, according to data from the specialized flight tracking site "FlightAware".
There were also difficulties and interruptions in passenger rail transport in the area, with the railway company "Amtrak" reporting that trains between Philadelphia and Wilmington were temporarily suspended due to severe storms that caused flooding on part of the tracks.
Posts on social networks showed cars submerged in water. Flash flood warnings are also in effect for parts of Philadelphia.
Forecasters are warning of heavy rain and potentially dangerous thunderstorms throughout the Washington-Philadelphia-New York corridor, the Associated Press notes.