Greek rescuers work through night to locate villagers trapped by flood
by Helena Smith in Athens from Environment | The Guardian on (#6EM0V)
Death toll reaches 12 as hundreds still thought to be marooned after deadly downpours
Rescuers in central Greece were working through the night to locate people trapped in villages deluged by flood waters as the death toll from rainstorms rose to at least 12.
Emergency services, backed by elite commando units and an ever-growing army of volunteers, sought to find hundreds still thought to be marooned in homes five days after downpours, described as the worst in the country's history, struck.
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