Summary

Greece's national weather service has issued an emergency bulletin warning of heavy rain and thunderstorms across Crete and the Chania region from Friday evening, October 2, 2026, through Saturday night, October 3, 2026. The Municipality of Apokoronas is urging everyone — residents and tourists alike — to limit travel to absolute essentials and to stay well away from streams, rivers, and road crossings over watercourses. Emergency services can be reached on 199 (fire brigade), 100 (police), or the pan-European emergency line 112.

Storm Warning for Apokoronas: Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Expected Through Saturday Night

The Municipality of Apokoronas has issued an urgent civil protection bulletin following an updated severe weather alert published on Friday, October 2, 2026, by Greece's National Meteorological Service (EMY). The European Emergency Number 112 has also been activated in connection with the warning.

What to expect

Heavy and at times very intense rainfall along with thunderstorms are forecast for Crete and particularly the Chania region. The dangerous conditions are expected to begin from late Friday afternoon and persist through the evening of Saturday, October 3, 2026, after which conditions are predicted to gradually improve.

What residents and visitors should do

The municipality is asking everyone present in Apokoronas — whether permanent residents or visitors — to take the following precautions:

Limit all travel to what is absolutely necessary.

If travel cannot be avoided, inform a family member or close friend of your intended destination and the route you plan to take.

Stay well away from streams, rivers, and seasonal watercourses — even those that appear calm can become dangerous torrents within minutes during heavy rain.

Do not attempt to cross Irish crossings (low-water road fords where a road meets a stream) under any circumstances, regardless of how shallow the water appears.

Emergency numbers

Fire Brigade: 199

Police: 100

European Emergency Number: 112

Municipal contacts

Mayor of Apokoronas: 6948 375 990

Georgios Markoulakis (Municipal Civil Protection Officer): 6974 506 195

Georgios Gyparakis (Deputy Mayor for Civil Protection): 6974 016 500

The municipality's message is clear: human life comes before everything else. When in doubt, stay home and stay safe.

EMERGENCY CIVIL PROTECTION BULLETIN OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS

October 2, 2026, 8:16 PM

According to the updated Emergency Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena (ΕΔΕΚΦ) issued today, Friday 02 October 2026, by the National Meteorological Service (EMY), as well as the activation of the European Emergency Number 112, strong rains and thunderstorms are expected in Crete and the Prefecture of Chania.

More specifically, locally heavy rains and thunderstorms are forecast in Crete from late in the afternoon of Friday 02/10/2026 through to the evening of Saturday 03/10/2026, when a gradual weakening of the phenomena is predicted.

We ask the permanent residents as well as the visitors of the Municipality of Apokoronas to limit their movements to those which are absolutely necessary, to inform a person close to them if there is a serious reason to travel, as well as the route they plan to follow. They should not approach streams, rivers, and torrents, and should not pass through Irish crossings (where a road intersects with a torrent) for any reason.

Because above all else is human life!!!

Emergency telephone numbers:

199 Fire Service

100 ELAS (Police)

112 Emergency

Contact telephone numbers:

Mayor of Apokoronas: 6948375990

Markoulakis Georgios (Responsible Municipal Employee of the Municipality of Apokoronas): 6974506195

Gyparakis Georgios (Deputy Mayor for Civil Protection of the Municipality of Apokoronas): 6974016500