Rescuers try to reach hundreds of people trapped by floods in Greece where 10 people have died.

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    Up to 800mm (31.5in) of rain fell in 24 hours - more than a year’s worth of rainfall - inundating the flat terrain in central Greece.

    The latest city to come under threat is Larissa, home to 150,000 people, where the River Pineios has burst its banks in some suburbs.

    Xenia, a woman in her 50s with thick curly hair, is holding back tears as she watches her house from a distance - all that is visible is its yellow roof.

    The death toll has risen to 10 and at least four people are missing, according to Greece’s civil protection minister, Vassilis Kikilias.

    Visiting some of the worst-affected areas, the Greek prime minister said the country was dealing with “a natural phenomenon the likes of which we have never seen before”.

    It said it continued to search for several missing people, including an Austrian couple swept away with the holiday home they were spending their honeymoon in.


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