A chunk of the pavement in Garitsa bay has been destroyed as a result of yesterday's stormy weather. Strong south-easternly gales (maximun wind gust reached 95 km/h!!) hit our island (as well as most of the Ionian islands), creating some serious damage. Trees fell, roofs have been blown out and some parts of road network have suffered from damage which gales created.
Below, some images from Garitsa, near the Corfu Palace Hotel. You can see that a whole chunk of the pavement has been destroyed by the gales and by the force of the surf hitting the walls of the promenade.
Garitsa bay has seen many storms with southern winds in the past but seriously nothing like this before!
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very cool photos. i was just walking and parking there that morning and took masses of pics of the raging sea and crashing waves. this aftermath is impressive.
AS WE CAN CLEARLY SEE IN THE PICTURES THE "DISASTERED" PART IS THE UGLY NEW RECTANGULAR PAVEMENT.
THE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD STONES, THAT I REMEMBER FROM MY CHILDHOOD, HAVE NOT MOVED AN INCH.
(WE HAD A WONDERFUL HOUSE IN ANALIPSI AND SPENT ALL SUMMERS IN CORFU, WE HAD OUR BOAT IN THE GARITSA BAY...)
I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY WE MODERN GREEKS DESTROY THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OUR ANCESTORS LEFT US TO REPLACE THEM WITH SHABBY MODERN UGLINESS
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