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Severe flooding in Greece leaves at least 10 dead

Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing a total of 22 people in all three countries since Tuesday.

By Associated Press and Greek Prime Minister's Office

Sept. 8, 2023

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Floodwaters cover a suburb after the country's record rainstorm, in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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Floodwaters cover a suburb after the country's record rainstorm, in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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A dog stands on a wagon at a flooded land in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding.
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A man walks into floodwaters to deliver medicines to a relative after the country's rainstorm record, in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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Ducks cross a flooded road in the town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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An elderly couple holds food and bottles of water in the flooded town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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Stranded local residents receive food from a volunteer in the flooded town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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Local residents use a tractor to cross the flooded town of Palamas, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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Floodwaters and mud cover the town of Palamas, after the country's rainstorm record, in Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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Residents and a firefighter carry a woman in stretcher to a helicopter, during an evacuation operation from the flooded town of Palamas, after the country's rainstorm record, in Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8.
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GREEK PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE VIA AP

In this photo provided by the Greek Prime Minister's Office, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with an evacuee, from a flooded village, at a soccer stadium, in Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, on Friday, Sept. 8.
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GREEK PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE VIA AP

In this photo provided by the Greek Prime Minister's Office, evacuees from flooded villages arrive by helicopter at a soccer stadium, in Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, on Friday, Sept. 8.
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GREEK PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE VIA AP

In this photo provided by the Greek Prime Minister's Office, evacuees from flooded villages arrive by helicopter at a soccer stadium, in Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, on Friday, Sept. 8.

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