📸 A woman embraces her dog after flash floods on the Greek island of Evia. At least seven people have died as heavy rain and flooding hit the region, authorities said.
A man walks at a street full of debris following a storm at the village of Politika, on Evia island, northeast of Athens, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Five people have been found dead and dozens have been trapped in their homes and cars from a storm that has hit the island of Evia, in central Greece, police say.
Greece's meteorological service said parts of Evia saw rainfall that reached 300 millimeters , some 80% of the annual rainfall for the area, which is only about 375 millimeters , usually with negligible rain during the summer. Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias confirmed the deaths Sunday afternoon and added that two people are missing. The names of the dead and missing were not released.
Firefighters later came upon the bodies of a 38-year-old woman and her 42-year-old husband outside their home in the inland village of Amfithea.
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