Skiathos Flooding Update - 24 Hours Later
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2023
- Hi everyone, providing an update on the old port flooding in Skiathos!
Luckily the weather has been better than expected today and the clean up operation is well underway. Whilst I'm not certain we're out of the woods yet, today was a much better day for the island.
If you're due to come on holiday here, please don't panic. First, check with your hotel what the impact has been - as you'll see in this video, for some streets and properties, it is business as usual like nothing happened, luck of the draw! The whole island is working hard to get back on its feet and it's amazing how quickly things have improved in only 24 hours.
If you have any questions please let me know and I'll try my best to help.
Stay safe everyone! As always, our thoughts and prayers are with the worst affected. Will provide relief information asap
Hello Vicky , thank you for posting such sensitive and caring videos that captures the true impact to this beautiful island. We only returned from Skiathos on Friday night, so this is heartbreaking to see. We first came to Skiathos in 2004 and it’s a place that is very dear to our hearts, hence the sorrow we have when seeing the images. However, the collective spirit and kindness that that is shown by the residents will ensure this latest setback will be a distant memory in no time at all. Once again, thank for the videos and I wish you a safe journey home
Thank you for these vlogs and a for feeding the strays!
Thank you for caring about the cats❤️
another brilliant report, you have a truet gift of being able to inform without drama and negativity, which the BBC is all about nowadays. Keep up the good work
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it, it was undeniably bad but there’s always a recovery which isn’t shown anywhere near as much!
Great first hand reporting showing the absolute devastation of the flooding. Thanks so much for posting and keeping us informed, so much better than any news coverage.
Well done Vicky! Great info & advice! We've taken police advice & stayed indoors! Ths islanders are amazing & being so positive. Let's support tgem!
Thank you for feeding the cats
sent some pennies to the Skiathos Cat charity
Thanks for helping! All the animals seem to be doing ok despite it🤍
After this disaster, it sure is heartening to see how quickly the community is pulling itself together.
Skiathos’ beauty is very much intact, albeit with some still hidden under the muck, but everyone appears to be doing their part.
Thank you so much for the update, and I hope you can stay safe and enjoy the rest of your stay.
8:59 Thanks so much for your Skiathos videos. They’ve been really informative. We’re planning to travel there in about a week and they’ve been more helpful than some of the other information online. Hope the weather settles soon so the challenging task of recovery can continue. And also thanks for showing kindness to the cats. Hope the rest of your time there goes well.
thanks for your balanced and practical guide to how things are. It's amazing how the businesses manage to turn things round so quickly - I'm particularly thinking of Ergon, which yesterday was surrounded by a raging torrent, but somehow is now open!
Had a lovely week at Toulos and Kukounaris about three weeks ago, so sad to see the damage. Wish everyone all the best and good luck. ❤
What a great report.
It’s so sad the island is wonderful I hope it becomes the holiday you’d all want again
Brilliant video full of empathy and good advice! We have been to Skiathos on 3 different holidays and absolutely love the place and the people. Really sad and shocking to see it under water...although the video suggests that people and businesses have bounced back, which is great to hear. Hope other areas of the island have bounced back as well as Skiathos Town.
Thank you so much for the informative update. We have Skiathian friends so it is good to know things are improving for them and for tourists.
The level of endeavour shown by the people of Skiathian should be a marker for all of us.
Thank you for looking after the cats.👍
Thanks for the kind comment 🤍 we have returned home now but are already looking at booking our next visit to the island! We’ve fallen in love with it, absolutely beautiful and can’t wait to see it recover fully👏
Thank you for your videos! You saved me a lot of trouble. Stay save. Best greetings from Germany.
Thanks for sharing.... It's a beautiful island.... Keep safe, take care.
Thank you this was a really informative video, hope to see some more as things improve. Skiathians are a tough tight knit community, We wish them all the best and see you on our next visit (no 15)
Thanks for the update, we left Skiathos on the 4th of August and it’s horrible to see what’s happened. All the best to you and all the people of Skiathos ❤
Thoughts are with you, our favourite holiday destination 😢 Good luck x
Great video. Informative, to the point and well balanced!
Thank you so much for your videos and help! It means a lot!
~From all of us❤Jackie from Dolphins
We literally came home late Sunday night and can't believe how different the weather is. Seeing the comparison of the harbour now to when we were walking along eating ice cream the other day is crazy. If you end up at bus stop 16 by any chance can you check how Jimmy's Taverna is doing? We go there a lot and the owners have become friends, it's set down below road level so I hate to think how badly it's been affected. Thank you for feeding the cats!
My god,we have friends that live there,we heard about the floods but never thought it was on the scale we have seen in these videoslets hope there is no more heavy rain and the island makes a speedy recovery.
2:06 Hi, I was so grateful to see your first video and now this one. We are 2 families that parked our cars in Skiathos and sailed to Skopelos on Sunday, and we are still stuck here.. I saw our cars in your video (up left, near the recycle bins) and they apparently look ok... If you pass by again tomorrow can you please give us a sign? Thank you so much
Hi, what’s the reg / make? I’ll have a look for you 🙏
@@vickyandbailey5840there are 2 SUVs close to each other with Romanian plates, one burgundy red Volkswagen Touareg and a black BMV X5 M50d. Thank you very very much❤
Hi Vicky, we should be leaving on Saturday 9th until Saturday 16th, do you think it's worth it? In what condition will the beaches and roads be? We will be without a car and I don't know if there will be buses.. thanks anyway for the updates, you are special
Was supposed to come out yesterday but flights still cancelled! ..Forecast to stay like this till next week Hope you get water sorted out but it looks like its going to take the rest of the year to clean up and get over all this mess unfortunately but I feel for the Cats and Dogs!..
Hi, thanks so much for the update video. Im due to go there Tuesday 12th, do you think its worth going and do you think everywhere will be cleaned etc? Stay safe and again thanks for the update, much appreciated.
Hi, of course. If you’re due to fly on the 12th I would advise ringing where you are due to stay - currently signal is down on the island but hopefully this will be back in the next 24 hours. Some hotels have been affected more than others but a lot of damage has fortunately been surface level and they are still operating well. The recovery they have already made is remarkable in my opinion and I think you’ll still be able to enjoy it - although some areas of the island might not be fully back on their feet. It is a very close community and they all work together 🤍 how long are you due to visit for?
@@vickyandbailey5840 2 weeks we are staying for at Skiathos Blu, it high up I believe. I have contacted them but no response yet. Thanks again for the reply and I think your videos are helping a lot of people so please keep giving updates and stay safe x
Thank you for your updates! How was last night’s storm? We are coming today so I wonder if it’s caused another flood.
Hi, it is raining and thundering now but it hasn’t flooded again where we are (can only speak for the town though not the rest of the island) it should break tonight with any luck but definitely pack a waterproof & safe travels!🤍
@@vickyandbailey5840 Thank you very much for replying! Stay safe and enjoy as much as you can!
Hi, firstly I hope you are all safe, and what a horrible thing to happen to such a tight knit community.
we are due to fly out on the 19th to stay at Troulos, do you think realistically it’s going to be ok for us to have a “normal “ Holliday?
Hi, thanks for commenting! The storm is due to leave in the next 24 hours and cleanup is well underway. I would think by the 19th things should have significantly improved. My advice is to ring your hotel and find out how they have been impacted - some have flooded and guests have evacuated but others are untouched. There are lots of shops, bars and restaurants already back open, if I was in your position I would still come and the forecast is lovely for the following week - ‘calm after the storm’ 🤍
For this many rain is damage very low. They can fix it in short time. Good people. Heads up.
Firstly, thankfully most are safe, my heart breaks for the locals. Our flight was cancelled on the 6th and again on the 11th. Next available flight is the 13th. We really wanted to come to skiathos and skopelos. Would you advise booking elsewhere in Greece or do you think by next week the situation would be much improved? It’s really hard to get info from those there other than what the media is reporting.
Also how is the harbour? Will boats be able to get in and out now?
Hi! By the 13th I would optimistically say you’ll be fine! Some pools might not be usable but you’re spoilt for choice with a great number of amazing beaches. Clean up won’t be easy but what’s been achieved in 24 hours is amazing. If you’re ok with some things not being 100% as they should be I’d absolutely recommend you still come - the forecast looks great for then too and more tourism will only support the local businesses, make sure you bring plenty of spending money!
Biased but I prefer Skiathos to Skopelos, I don’t have enough data to post another video but on Friday night / Saturday once I’m back in the U.K. I will start posting the regular vlogs showing how beautiful it is in the sun!
@@jayfo3456 I have seen some small boats sailing and in a few days the conditions should have calmed enough. Some boat trips don’t go to the north side of the island at the best of times due to wind but you should be able to travel between Skiathos and Skopelos just fine after the 13th - obviously this is just my opinion but I hope it helps😊
Skopelos is totally fine, no floods, no landslides… There was a lot of rain and wind but that is all.
@@vickyandbailey5840thank you sooo much. We’ve decided to come next week. We’d rather spend our money there and help in anyway we can.
I was there at the time of that horrific storm but I was staying by koukounaries beach. My hotel room got flooded and we had to escape.
Lot of damage, so bad. 😮
Take a while to recover, God bless the people. 🎚
😢
A few cell towers have been knocked out. Vodafone is not working. I luckily have Cosmote. Thatone seems to be working, although not steady. Indeed, if you want to pay at the airport and other places, make sure you have plenty of cash.
Os paises de menor area terao que escolher esse ano os projetos que querem.
E assinar seus contratos.
Todos paises da Europa e os demais.
Comecem as obras. E saiam das cidades atuais .
E depois vai ter a GTS onde existir os crimes politicos e juridicos de Roma e as penalidades serao aplicadas assim.
Nao havera mais chance para pensar muito.
Escolham. E facam as obras. E depois receberao a resposta do Ceu.
Wash away those annoying ksaplostres
I just wonder why this lady can not stop smiling. Well, these floods are nothing to be smiling about. Unless, you suffer from a smiling problem and and you look happy all the time🤔
I’m sorry if you feel offended, I always talk through my teeth and mean no offence. I have tried to help as best as possible and keep a positive message for the island, the news is very negative and doesn’t help people who are looking to visit the island or the businesses who need tourists for their livelihoods. I love the island, if you look at any of my other videos I always smile when I speak 🤍
Σκιάθος ένα υπέροχο νησί Κρίμα , όλος ο Βόλος καταστράφηκε. Το έζησα. 2 μέρος δυνατή ασταμάτητη βροχή. Δεν θυμάμαι να έχει βρέξει ποτέ έτσι.