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Devastating Flooding in Athens Claims Lives, Emergency Services Overwhelmed

1/22/2026

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Torrential rain in Athens, Greece, on January 21, 2026 caused severe flooding.
A woman was killed when a car was swept away in Glyfada.
A coast guard officer drowned while securing a boat in Peloponnese.
Emergency services reported hundreds of calls to pump water from flooded buildings.
The rainstorm is forecast to shift toward eastern Greece on January 22.

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Story summary

Torrential rain in Athens, Greece, on January 21, 2026 caused severe flooding.
A woman was killed when a car was swept away in Glyfada.
A coast guard officer drowned while securing a boat in Peloponnese.
Emergency services reported hundreds of calls to pump water from flooded buildings.
The rainstorm is forecast to shift toward eastern Greece on January 22.