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Rainstorms result in deadly floods across in Greece

Severe rainstorms fed torrents that burst dams, washed away roads and bridges, hurled cars into the sea and left large areas without power.

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Floodwaters and mud cover the land after the country's record rainstorm, in Larrisa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7. The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased after rescue teams in the three neighboring countries recovered more bodies.
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Floodwaters and mud cover the land after the country's record rainstorm, in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Floodwaters and mud cover the land after the country's record rainstorm, in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Floodwaters cover a farm and a house after the country's record rainstorm in the village of Kastro, near Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Floodwaters cover houses and farms after the country's record rainstorm in the village of Kastro, near Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Floodwaters cover houses and farms after the country's record rainstorm in the village of Kastro, near Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Floodwaters cover houses and farms after the country's record rainstorm in the village of Kastro, near Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Local residents use a small boat during an evacuee operation from the village of Farkadona, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Local residents use a small boat during an evacuee operation from the village of Farkadona, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Local residents disembark from a small boat during an evacuee operation in the village of Farkadona, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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HELLENIC NATIONAL DEFENCE GENERAL STAFF VIA AP

In this photo provided by the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, local residents evacuee with the help of a Greek Army bulldozer in the village of Palamas, near Karditsa ,Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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A vehicle is half submerged in floodwater, outside a business after a rainstorm, in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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MINISTRY OF CLIMATE CRISIS & CIVIL PROTECTION VIA AP

In this photo provided by the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection, rescuers by helicopter save a woman from floodwaters in the village of Agia Triada, near Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Workers stand on a bulldozer in a flooded area after a rainstorm, in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.
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People rest at an indoor sport center in Larissa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Thursday, Sept. 7.

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