The number of people who have died following heavy flooding in the southwest Peloponnese, Greece has risen to four, authorities announced on Wednesday, ekathimerini.com reports.
Meanwhile, a woman was missing in Thessaloniki, also hit by bad weather, officials said.
Among the victims was a 62-year-old woman with reduced mobility who was found dead in her home in the village of Pidima, near Kalamata and a 80-year-old man who died in the village of Thouria, the fire service reported. Meanwhile, the body of an unidentified man was discovered by firefighters in the area of Vlachioti in Laconia.
Several animals also died during the flooding, while hundreds of houses were damaged, authorities said.
Officials noted that seven villages remained inaccessible by road following the rain-induced floods.
Protothema.gr reports that a video uploaded on social media shows a public bus with passengers being swept away in the town of Koufalia, in the Peloponnese, by the raging waters during the torrential downpour that struck most Greece, Tuesday. The passengers managed to escape from the vehicle’s rooftop.
RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations , Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report
