Known as “The Flood of Saint Philip” because it coincided with the feast day of Saint Philip, the flood of 1896 was one of the most devastating natural disasters in Athens and Piraeus.
In 1896, relentless rain unleashed uncontrollable torrents, submerging Athens and Piraeus in chaos and despair. The disaster claimed 62 lives, left countless injured, and rendered thousands homeless, wandering through contaminated waters. The Kaminia district was cut off from the rest of Piraeus, turning into an island of ruin. Homes were swept away, leaving nothing behind as the torrential rain refused to relent.
Nikolas Angelidis and the program Hour Greece turn back the clock to those tragic days when the Attica basin succumbed to the fury of the storm, and the political leadership of the time stood powerless. Newspapers of the era, retrieved from the archives of history, paint a vivid picture of the sheer biblical destruction caused by the flood.