A person was discovered lifeless and two individuals have been lacking on Saturday after torrential rain introduced main flooding to the Greek island of Crete, emergency employees stated.
The sufferer, a person in his fifties, was trapped in his automotive because the rains started to fall on the southern Greek island, a preferred vacation vacation spot.
Native media reported intensive harm in seaside villages, the place streets have turn out to be rivers carrying away every little thing of their path.
At the least 9 autos surrounded by water nonetheless must be rescued. The emergency providers obtained over 450 calls inside an hour on Friday morning because the extent of the issue grew to become clear.
Eight vacationers and a safety guard have been additionally stranded on the Archaeological Museum within the coastal resort city of Sitia.
Scientists say human-induced local weather change is amplifying excessive climate, together with the floods, heatwaves and droughts seen in a number of components of the planet, and say these occasions will turn out to be extra frequent and extra intense.
A senior official for the Heraklion area, Nikos Syrigonakis, urged residents to restrict their actions.
“This can be a troublesome day,” he added.