ATHENS: A man died near Athens Thursday as a three-day storm front lashed Greece with gale-force winds, causing localized floods and disrupting transport.
The fire department said the man, around 50, was found trapped under a car in Nea Makri, a rural area northeast of Athens.
It added that it had received nearly 500 emergency calls in the greater Athens area, including more than 30 rescue requests.
Authorities issued emergency warnings and shut down schools in the greater Athens area and other parts of the country.
Most of Greece’s ferries, a key transport link for the country’s many Mediterranean islands, were confined to port on Wednesday.
