A person was discovered useless and two folks had been lacking on Saturday after torrential rain introduced main flooding to the Greek island of Crete, emergency employees mentioned.
The sufferer, a person in his fifties, was trapped in his automobile because the rains started to fall on the southern Greek island, a well-liked vacation vacation spot.
Native media reported in depth harm in seaside villages, the place streets have turn into rivers carrying away the whole lot of their path.
At the least 9 automobiles surrounded by water nonetheless must be rescued. The emergency providers acquired over 450 calls inside an hour on Friday morning because the extent of the issue turned clear.
Eight vacationers and a safety guard had been additionally stranded on the Archaeological Museum within the coastal resort city of Sitia.
Scientists say human-induced local weather change is amplifying excessive climate, together with the floods, heatwaves and droughts seen in a number of elements of the planet, and say these occasions will turn into extra frequent and extra intense.
A senior official for the Heraklion area, Nikos Syrigonakis, urged residents to restrict their actions.
“It is a troublesome day,” he added.
