Floods hit Crete after storms batter Greek island Floodwaters surged through streets as storms battered Crete, causing rivers to overflow and flooding locations across Greece’s biggest island on Saturday. Floodwaters surged through streets as storms battered Crete, causing rivers to overflow and flooding locations across Greece’s biggest island on Saturday. Officials said a man drowned and there were reports of missing people following the flooding. The worst damage seemed to have occurred in the seaside town of Agia Pelagia, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) northwest of Iraklio, Crete’s largest city.…
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Massive fire engulfs 24-storey skyscraper in Turkey’s Istanbul, residents evacuated safely
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Read MoreAirbus, Air France face criminal trial over Rio-Paris crash
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