Αssociated Press reports from Karditsa in Greece that two people have died and one is reported missing in central Greece region of Thessaly after a storm pounded parts of the country overnight and caused flooding.
Authorities identified the two victims as an elderly woman who was discovered dead in her flooded home and a 63-year-old shepherd who was swept by rising flood waters.
They noted a woman who ignored firefighter and police instructions not to drive into an area where a bridge spans a river is missing.
The country’s firefighting service said early Saturday that it had fielded nearly 2,500 calls from trapped residents in central and western Greece or about removing fallen trees that were blocking roads or had caused property damage. The service reported rescuing more than 600 people.
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