Two dead as rainstorms pound Greece

Heavy rainstorms in Greece flood Athens and surrounding areas, leaving two dead and prompting emergency crews to respond to hundreds of calls. The downpours are expected to continue moving east across the country.

Reuters

22 January 2026 at 07:31:46

People walk on a debris-covered street in Glyfada suburb, as a storm hits Athens, Greece, January 21, 2026.

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Two people died in Greece on Wednesday (January 21) after torrential rain flooded streets, homes and businesses in Athens and other parts of the country, authorities said.

A woman died after being hit by a car that was carried away in flash floods in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, a fire brigade official told Reuters. The southern suburb was one of the worst hit by the floodwaters, burying cars and entering homes.

The fire brigade received hundreds of calls to pump water out of flooded buildings in Athens. The rainstorm was expected to move to the eastern part of the country on Thursday.

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