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| A woman stuck in her car reacts as floodwaters gush past during heavy rain in Chalandri suburb north of Athens yesterday. She later died after being extracted and taken to a hospital. |
Torrential rainfall caused extensive flooding in Greece's capital yesterday, inundating basements and forcing authorities to close major roads and a central subway station in Athens.
A young woman who had been trapped in her car on a flooded suburban road died shortly after being extracted by other motorists and taken to a hospital, police said. The cause of her death wasn't immediately clear.
The fire department said it received more than 900 calls to pump out water in the greater Athens region. Up to 60 millimeters of rain fell in a few hours, more than the monthly average of 50mm.
An abandoned house collapsed in the city center, but no injuries were reported.
Police closed underpasses and highways in low-lying parts of the city after they were submerged, while parked cars were swept away by racing waters. The capital's tram system was shut down for more than an hour, while urban rail schedules were disrupted after a tree fell on the tracks.
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