00:00 The death toll from Storm Daniel in central Greece has risen to at least six after extreme
00:06 rainfall sparked devastating flooding in large parts of the country. Many people refused
00:11 to leave their homes and thousands were left stranded. Rescue operations grind on and almost
00:16 2,000 people have already been saved.
00:19 "Today, the people who had to leave in the afternoon, didn't leave. I didn't expect
00:24 it to rain so much. People were trapped and we shouldn't be fighting this battle, because
00:30 people would have left in the afternoon and we wouldn't have had such issues. But we
00:34 will make an effort to get people out of their homes."
00:38 Many people remain unaccounted for and the exact number of missing is yet to be determined.
00:44 Recovery teams are still wading through the mud and assessing the damages.
00:48 In the region of Thessalis alone, Governor Kostas Agourastas says he is predicting damages
00:54 of around 2 billion euros.
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