Greece has been battered by heavy rain and gale-force winds, leading to one death and widespread flooding across dozens of homes, with authorities now scrambling to repair the damage.
The body of a man was recovered in the seaside holiday town of Nea Makri, 35 kilometres northeast of Athens, a fire brigade official confirmed on Thursday.
Local media reported he was believed to have been carried away by a torrent and trapped under a car while attempting to cross a flooded street.
The fire brigade received hundreds of calls to rescue people trapped in floodwater and clear roads of fallen trees as Storm Erminio swept through Athens and several Aegean Sea islands on Wednesday.
Early on Thursday, crews were still removing debris, pumping water from flooded buildings, and repairing damaged infrastructure east of the capital. Authorities also banned some ferries from sailing from the port of Piraeus near Athens to the Greek islands.
On the Mediterranean island of Crete, skies turned an eerie orange on Wednesday as winds of up to force 9 on the Beaufort scale carried dust from North Africa, disrupting flights.
Greece, at Europe’s southernmost tip, has suffered destructive floods and wildfires in recent years, which analysts attribute to a rapidly warming climate.
