In Pictures: Flooding in Greece

Flash floods killed at least 15 people, made scores homeless and destroyed infrastructure in Greece on Wednesday (Nov 15) after a raging torrent inundated two coastal towns west of Athens following a night of heavy rain.

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Nov 16, 2017, 09:13 AM

Locals stand next to destroyed car following a heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bystanders and rescue personnel look at vehicles submerged in floodwaters on a highway near Eleusina, south-west of Athens. PHOTO: AFP

People walk past a wrecked car in a flooded street in the town of Mandra, northwest of Athens. PHOTO: AFP

Women clean mud from the floor of a shop in the town of Mandra, northwest of Athens. PHOTO: AFP

Hellenic Red Cross volunteers and firemen evacuate an elderly man following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. PHOTO: REUTERS

Part of a destroyed house is seen following heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. PHOTO: REUTERS

People inspect destroyed cars in a mud covered flooded road in the centre of Mandra. PHOTO: EPA

Damaged vehicles in the town of Mandra. PHOTO: EPA

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People make their way on a flood street in Mandra. PHOTO: AFP

People make their way on a flood street in Mandra. PHOTO: EPA

A general view of the flood on a national road at Mandra. PHOTO: EPA

A local stumbles as she walks on debris in a yard, following a heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. PHOTO: REUTERS

A local, carrying a dog in his jacket, holds a cat he saved from a tree, following a heavy rainfall in the town of Mandra. PHOTO: REUTERS

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