Residents were warned of the rainfall but the ferocity of the downpour caught them by surprise ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS/ REUTERSAt least 15 people have been killed in Greece after torrential rain caused flash floods that sent a torrent of red mud through towns west of Athens. More than 150 firefighters and rescue crews have been sent to the industrial towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara. The deluge inundated homes, knocked out parts of a major road and sent cars reeling into porches, fences and buildings. Residents were warned of the rainfall but the ferocity of the overnight downpour caught them by surprise as roads became torrents of mud. “Everything is lost,” Yianna Krikouki, the mayor of Mandra, told ERT, the state broadcaster.…

Source: The Times November 16, 2017 00:06 UTC