Uninterrupted rainfall on Rhodes Island causes flooding

Torrential rains lashing the Greek island of Rhodes have caused flooding and damage to infrastructure. teleSUR

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00:00Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses, and roads on Sunday on the Greek island of Rhodes,

00:04as storm Bora lashes the country for a second day.

00:07No injuries were reported in Rhodes, but firefighters received dozens of evacuation calls.

00:12Flooding swept cars and debris into the town of Lalisos, damaging people's homes and property.

00:17On the other hand, two men had died on the island of Lemnos,

00:20as the torrential rains and hurricane-force winds had caused also flooding.

00:25According to the National Meteorological Service, damage has also been reported

00:29in Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki, on the mainline,

00:33as rain and storms are likely to affect most of the country in the coming hours.

00:46In the United States, the first major snowfall of the season is blanketing cities in upstate

00:50New York and northwestern Pennsylvania, as the hectic holiday travel and shopping

00:54weekend comes to an end. Pennsylvania Governor George Shapiro signed a disaster

00:59emergency proclamation on Saturday and said that parts of Erie County in the northwest

01:03received nearly two feet of snow, with more expected to fall through Monday night.

01:07According to authorities, Pennsylvania State Police responded to nearly 200

01:11incidents during the 24-hour period. From 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday,

01:16numbing cold and heavy snow could persist into next week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes,

01:21Plains, and Midwest regions.