One person has died and at least two others are missing after torrential rainfalls hit the island of Crete this morning.
Homes and businesses were flooded, streets turned into mud rivers, vehicles swept away, and bars, restaurants, and supermarkets landed in the sea when the sky opened in Heraklio, Agia Pelagia, and surrounding areas.
The car of the 50-year-old dead man who had traveled from Heraklio to Agia Pelagia for some work in the facility was reportedly stuck in an anti-flood canal and his body was recovered by divers, while the two other missing persons, a man, and a woman, were in Agia Pelagia and Ligaria when the rain started.
