THESSALONIKI, Greece — Powerful storms raged over Greece’s northern Halkidiki region Wednesday, leaving at least five people dead and 20 injured as trees and electricity pylons toppled. High winds overturned a recreational vehicle in one incident and caused the collapse of a lean-to roof at an outdoor restaurant in another. The region, a three-finger peninsula near the northern city of Thessaloniki, has multiple seaside resorts and is popular with tourists in the summer. Greece has set up dozens of migrant camps across the country following 2016 agreements that limited travel of asylum seekers to other European Union countries. The strong winds, combined with temperatures of 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit), also fanned three large wildfires in southern Greece.

Source: Washington Post July 10, 2019 23:37 UTC