Heavy rain and flooding have also hit neighbouring Bulgaria and Turkey, leaving 14 people dead in the three countries.
More than 800 people have been rescued from floods in Greece over the past two days, the fire department said
Fire department spokesman Vasilis Vathrakogiannis said swift water rescue specialists and divers from the department’s disaster response units, as well as the army, are participating in rescue efforts and trying to reach remote areas despite roads having been washed away. The flooding on Thursday was concentrated mainly in the central towns of Karditsa, where people were reportedly seeking safety from rising water levels on the roofs of their homes.In some areas, floodwaters were more than 6ft deep, Mr Vathrakogiannis said.
Defence Minister Nikos Dendias cut short a trip to Dubai and was returning to Greece “to oversee the greatest contribution of the armed forces in dealing with the consequences of the severe weather”, he announced on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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