A lumbering low-pressure system over the central Mediterranean Sea has been dousing Greece in waves of torrential rainfall over recent days, a weather pattern reminiscent of one that wrought severe flooding in Spain in October.

Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, forcing authorities to temporarily ban the use of vehicles as Storm Bora pounded the country for a second day.

A storm sweeping through Greece has claimed a third victim, state TV reported Monday, after damaging roads and buildings on the islands of Lemnos, Rhodes and other parts of the country.

Two men died in a flooded village on the island of Lenmos, while a male driver fell into a ditch as he tried to avoid debris in the northern region of Halkidiki.

British holidaymakers have been warned of torrential rains and gale-force winds in Greece as deadly Storm Bora batters the country, killing at least two. More than 30cm of rain was reported to have fallen on the island of Rhodes since Saturday.

ALBAWABA - As Storm Bora continues to wreak havoc on Greece, at least two people have been reportedly killed due to the extreme weather conditions, trig

Two men have died as torrential rains and gale-force winds cause flooding and damage across Greece. More than 30cm of rain was reported to have fallen on the island of Rhodes - one of the first areas to be impacted by Storm Bora - since Saturday.

Storm Bora, with its extreme weather phenomena, has mercilessly battered Greece this weekend and claimed two lives.

Monday will start off mostly clear, later turning cloudy with afternoon rains expected, as the Bora storm system which affected Greece starts to move in, although in a weakened state. Mountain rains are expected and temperatures will rise to 20C in the interior and the coast,

The latest fatality, a 56-year-old man, was discovered in Halkidiki, northern Greece, on Monday, according to the Fire Brigade. On Saturday, two men lost their lives amid severe flooding on the island of Lemnos in the northern Aegean, which bore the brunt of the storm before it moved southeast, striking Rhodes island with equal ferocity.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses, and roads in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, December 1, 2024, forcing authorities to temporarily ban the use of vehicles as Storm Bora pounded the country for a second day.