Severe Storms, floods hit Greece for second time this week
Pastor Dale Morgan
Severe Storms, floods hit Greece for second time this week*
ATHENS, Oct 21 (AFP) Oct 21, 2006
Torrential rains caused flooding on Saturday in parts of southern
Greece, just three days after storms triggered a state of emergency
elsewhere in the region, authorities said.
Around 30 homes were flooded in the southern Peloponnese and several
occupants had to be rescued by firemen. Three cars were swept away by
torrents, while landslides halted road traffic in parts of the region.
On Tuesday parts of the Aegean islands, a tourist destination east of
the Peloponnese, were struck by storms that flooded homes, hotels and
businesses and forced many ships into port.
A state of emergency was declared in parts of the Aegean on Wednesday,
when three British tourists were reported drowned on the islands of
Rhodes and Crete as a result of the extreme weather.