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Deadly flash flooding batters Greek island of Crete (Aljazeera.com)

A man died two people are missing in flash floods which hit the north coast of Crete, Greece's biggest island.

A man was found dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rain brought major flooding to the Greek island of Crete, emergency workers said. The victim, a man in his fifties, was trapped in his car as the rains began to fall on the southern Greek island, a popular holiday destination. A man died two people are missing in flash floods which hit the north coast of Crete, Greece’s biggest island.

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Severe torrential floods hit the Greek island of Crete, killing at least two (Euronews)

Greek firefighters said the body of a 49-year-old woman was found in the sea on Sunday. The day before, a man in his 50s was found dead after he was trapped ...

Greek firefighters said the body of a 49-year-old woman was found in the sea on Sunday, raising the death toll to two from the floods. The Civil Defence department said it was mobilised and asked all citizens to be vigilant on Sunday in Crete and the surrounding islands of Rhodes, Karpathos, Kastellorizo and Kasos. Rain started to fall on Saturday morning on the southern Greek island -- a popular holiday destination --hitting the region of Heraklion particularly hard.

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