Flash floods hit Greek tourist islands
The Greek islands of Paros and Mykonos were hit by flash floods late on Monday with heavy rainfall set to continue on Tuesday, officials said.
There were no reports of injuries on islands, which are popular tourist destinations.
Paros mayor Costas Bizas said a creek had overflowed in the fishing village of Naoussa, flooding businesses and homes and carrying off nearly 40 vehicles.
'We will need state machinery to clean up the area,' Bizas told state TV ERT, adding that local roads were full of debris.
'We should cross ourselves that no one was lost,' the mayor said.
The civil protection agency on Monday had warned Paros and Mykonos residents to stay indoors. On Tuesday, it said the storm front was moving to the islands of Chios, Samos and Ikaria.
National weather service EMY said the front, accompanied by gale-force winds of up to 74 kilometers (46 miles) per hour was 'dangerous' and would persist on Tuesday.
Schools were preventively shut on Tuesday on the islands of Paros, Mykonos, Rhodes, Kos, Kalymnos, Symi and Tilos.
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