Two women have died and a man is missing after heavy rain struck the island of Rhodes in southeastern Greece.
The storm hit the island on Friday evening and caused flooding, with hundreds of people trapped in cars, the island’s fire brigade said.
A woman was found dead late on Friday, while the body of a 27-year-old teacher was discovered yesterday morning. Both apparently attempted to leave their stranded cars and were overcome by raging waters.
A helicopter and 10 members of the fire service’s rescue squad have been sent to Rhodes to help find the missing 53-year-old man, authorities said.
According to Greece’s meteorological service, there has been 173mm of rainfall, with the wet conditions continuing yesterday.