Greece Storm Update: One Dead After Powerful Weather Front Strikes

ATHENS — A man died near Athens on Thursday as a three-day storm front swept across Greece, bringing gale-force winds, localized flooding, and transport disruptions.

The fire department said the victim, approximately 50 years old, was found trapped under a car in Nea Makri, a rural area northeast of the capital. Emergency services received nearly 500 calls in the greater Athens region, including more than 30 rescue requests.

Authorities issued emergency warnings and ordered schools closed in the Athens area and other parts of the country. Most of Greece’s ferries, a vital link to the islands, remained confined to port on Wednesday.

The EMY state weather service forecast “severe weather” for Thursday across most of the country, with “prolonged and intense rain and thunderstorms, and possibly localized hailstorms.” On Wednesday, several flights to Crete were rerouted as an African dust storm blanketed the island.

The storm front is expected to ease by Friday.

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