Some 600 hectares of arable land was flooded along the Evros River, extreme NE Greece, as a result of a levee breach near the village of Tichero and in the wake of recent heavy rainfall.

Another 6,000 hectares were flooded across Evros.

According to reports, Evros River levels were rising, surpassing 2.97 metres at the Kyprinos station (the alert level set is 4.80 metres); 5.52 metres (alert level 4.70 metres) at the Pythio station; 4.30 metres (alert level 3.60 metres) at Kipi, while at the Petalo station levels exceeded the alert level of 5.60 metres and reached 6.20 metres.

In Erythropotamos, in the Didimoticho region, the water level was at 7.42 metres -- with alert level at 5.60 metres.

The situation is currently under control, according to local authorities, who are in contact with Bulgarian authorities monitoring the water flow in Ivailovgrad, Studen Kladenets and Kirjali, on the upstream Bulgarian side of the border.