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Five days of intense rainfall leave trail of destruction across Crete

An 80-year-old farmer has been found dead and eight national park workers are stranded in the Samaria Gorge, as ministers head to the island and EU satellites map the affected areas.

  • Intense rain and thunderstorms hit Crete for five days from Sept 30 to Oct 4
  • Xyloskalo recorded 91mm rain in a day, Lasithi Plateau got 440mm in 2 days
  • Dam reserves rose 3.44 million cubic metres, 96 pump-outs and 101 rescues made

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