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Flash Floods Hit Northern Athens Following Heavy Rainfall (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Earlier, several large wildfires occurred in Greece, according to the latest data, with a death toll of 83 people; in the Attica region, a state of emergency was declared.
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The floods were caused by a strong storm that hit Athens on Thursday. The police blocked, for security reasons, the main roads in the suburbs of Kisiphia and Nea Eritrea.

The fire service of Athens received 140 calls from citizens asking for help, in particular regarding pumping out water from flooded houses.

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Recently, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a three-day mourning for the dead in the country's wildfires; the Greek prosecutor's office has begun investigating the fires.

Rescue teams continue to search for missing people.

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