CNN —More than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from severe floods in Greece, local officials said, after extreme rainfall turned streets into deadly rivers, tore down buildings and bridges and left whole villages submerged.
The rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing at least 16 people across the three countries, including six in Greece.
The downpour has lasted days, but is expected to weaken from Thursday afternoon, according to Greece’s meteorological service.
Firefighting crews are seen on a collapsed bridge in the village of Kala Nera, in central Greece, September 7 2023.
The severe flooding comes just days after a two-week deadly wildfire tore through the north of the country, killing at least 18 people.
Persons:
Pavlos Marinakis, Stamos Prousalis, Vassilis Kikilias, Palamas, Megala, ”, Kikilias, Konstantinos Tsakalidis, Marinakis
Organizations:
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Locations:
Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Thessaly, Volos, Karditsa, Trikala, Kala Nera, Proastio, Agia Triada, Larissa, Attica, Athens