Damaged cars are seen in the sea, following flash floods on the village of Agia Pelagia, on the island of Crete, Greece, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
A man died and a woman was missing after their car was carried away in flash floods which hit the north coast of the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, Greek authorities said.
The Greek fire brigade said they recovered the man from a vehicle that had been washed into the sea after torrential rain at the village of Agia Pelagia in the region of Heraklion.
Images showed cars floating or partially submerged along with small fishing boats in muddy sea waters off Agia Pelagia.
Damaged cars and debris are seen on a beach, following flash floods on the village of Agia Pelagia, on the island of Crete, Greece, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
The fire brigade has received hundreds of calls to bring people to safety or pump water out of flooded buildings on the island, a fire brigade official said.
(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou; Editing by David Clarke)
A damaged car and debris are seen on a beach, following flash floods on the village of Agia Pelagia, on the island of Crete, Greece, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/StringerA man looks over damaged cars and debris on a beach, following flash floods on the village of Agia Pelagia, on the island of Crete, Greece, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/StringerDebris and damaged vehicles are seen following flash floods on the village of Agia Pelagia, on the island of Crete, Greece, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
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