ATHENS, Greece — Flash floods turned roads into raging torrents of mud and debris on the fringes of Greece’s capital Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, inundating homes and businesses and knocking out a section of a major highway. There were fears the death toll could rise further as rescue crews searched for potentially missing people in flooded homes and streets on the western outskirts of Athens. Roads turned into muddy rivers that carried away vehicles, tossing them into piles on roadsides and against fences and buildings. All fire services across the wider Athens area had been put on alert as more bad weather was forecast for the area Wednesday night. More hazardous weather was predicted for large swaths of Greece later Wednesday and in coming days, with storms predicted for western Greece and for parts of the Greek capital.

Source: National Post November 15, 2017 09:33 UTC