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A bad-weather system named “Agneta” in Greece has been causing floods and damage on the Aegean islands since the evening of 1 November. On Rhodes, the 112 emergency service sent two alerts early on Monday 2 November, homes flooded around Archangelos, and the municipality closed some roads and schools. The emergency bulletin of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) runs until late afternoon on Tuesday 3 November for the Dodecanese and the eastern Aegean islands. On the Turkish side, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has issued a heavy-rain warning for the Aegean coast and Muğla. If you are crossing to the islands in these two days, confirm your sailing with the company.
What happened?
- 112 alert on Rhodes: According to the Athens News Agency (ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ), Civil Protection sent a heavy-rain alert to residents and visitors on Rhodes at 03:30 on 2 November and repeated it at 05:19. The message asks people to limit their journeys and follow the instructions of the authorities.
- Flooding in Archangelos: According to Ta Nea and in.gr, streams overflowed in the Archangelos area, homes and businesses were flooded and at least one car was swept away. By the morning the fire service had responded to at least 15 calls for pumping water and cutting trees.
- Closed roads: On the afternoon of 1 November the Municipality of Rhodes closed three points in the Archangelos municipal unit until further notice: the stream crossing (Irish crossing) at Charaki, the Reni area in Stegna, and the old Archangelos-Malona road in the Aithonas area (Dimokratiki, 1 November). The municipality asks drivers not to try to cross these points and to use alternative routes.
- Schools: The Municipality of Rhodes closed schools in the Archangelos, Afantou, Lindos and Southern Rhodes municipal units on 2 November as a precaution (Dimokratiki, 2 November).
- Other islands: On Samos a stream overflowed in the Heraion (Ireo) area and houses were flooded; on Kalymnos a boulder of about one cubic metre broke off a slope in Agios Vasileios, Pothia, crossed the road and ended up in a garage (in.gr, FORMedia, 2 November). Heavy rain also caused problems on Lemnos.
- EMY bulletin: According to emergency bulletin 16/2026 as reported by Protothema, the bad weather continues intermittently in the Dodecanese until late on the night of 2 November. On Tuesday 3 November it affects the Dodecanese from the morning until late afternoon, and the northern and eastern Aegean islands (Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Lemnos) from early morning until late afternoon. According to in.gr, the bulletin mentions heavy rain, thunderstorms, local hail and winds of up to 7 Beaufort.
- Turkish side: The Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM) forecast for 2 November expects heavy rain on the Aegean coast and east of Antalya, and very heavy to severe rain around Muğla, with risks of flash floods, flooding, landslides, transport disruption, lightning, local hail and waterspouts on the coast (Hibya news agency, 2 November).
As of the morning of 2 November we found no company or port announcement of cancelled sailings between Turkey and the islands, and no report of a general sailing ban (απαγορευτικό απόπλου) for Greek ports. That does not mean sailings will certainly run.
What it means for travellers
- Crossing on 2-3 November: The company or the port authority decides on cancellations on the day. Before you go to the port, check the website or SMS notices of the companies on our Marmaris to Rhodes, Fethiye to Rhodes, Bodrum to Kos and Kusadasi to Samos pages.
- Driving on Rhodes: The closed points are on the east coast around Charaki and Stegna, on the way to Lindos. The municipality’s notice says “until further notice”; follow the Municipality of Rhodes and local media for updates. For getting around the island and Lindos, see our Rhodes travel guide.
- Fewer winter sailings: From November some routes run only a few times a week, so a cancelled sailing may move to several days later rather than the next day. Current winter sailings are in our winter schedule report.
- Visa on arrival (Turkish passport holders only): If your sailing is cancelled and moved to another day, ask your company whether your visa application moves with it. General rules are in our visa-on-arrival guide.
For last week’s bad weather in the southern Aegean and the Bodrum-Kos cancellations, see our 27 October report. We will update this article if the situation changes.
Sources
- ERT / ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ: 112 message for Rhodes, call to limit journeys (2 November 2026)
- in.gr: Damage on Rhodes, closed schools and a new 112 message (2 November 2026)
- Ta Nea: Flooding in Archangelos, vehicles swept away (2 November 2026)
- Dimokratiki: Three points closed in Archangelos (1 November 2026)
- Dimokratiki: Schools closed in Archangelos, Afantou, Lindos and Southern Rhodes (2 November 2026)
- Protothema: New EMY emergency bulletin for Agneta (2 November 2026)
- FORMedia: Flooding on Samos and Kalymnos (2 November 2026)
- Hibya news agency: MGM heavy-rain warning (2 November 2026, in Turkish)
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