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Floodwaters were rising around one of Greece's largest cities on Friday after a river burst its banks, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated by tons of water and mud that have left at least six people dead, six missing and many people clinging to the roofs of their homes. Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing a total of 18 people in all three countries since the rains began on Tuesday. In Greece, severe rainstorms that lashed the country turned streams into raging torrents that burst dams, washed away roads and bridges and hurled cars into the sea. ....
One of the most coveted warm-weather destinations on Earth, Greece might as well have invented postcards. Travelers from all over the world flock here to peruse ruins in Athens, sunbathe in Mykonos, and photograph the cobalt-roofed buildings on the cliffs of Santorini. But we urge you to see the . ....