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Thousands were evacuated from affected areas
At least five people have been killed in floods caused by thunder and torrential rain on the Greek island of Evia.
Officials said victims included an eight-month-old baby and two people in their 80s. Rescuers found their bodies in houses in the village of Politika.
Search efforts are continuing for two other people who reported missing.
The flooding has blocked roads and houses on the island, north-east of Athens.
Officials said the baby died after floodwaters collapsed on the ground. The parents were unhappy.
Hours earlier, a man and woman were found unconscious in two separate houses in their 1980s. They were later pronounced dead at the hospital, the fire department said. Two other unidentified bodies were recovered by rescue workers.
Thousands of people were evacuated from affected areas, and rescue workers used bulldozers to bring some stranded residents to safety.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his “deep pain at the loss of life”.
He said he would visit the island – the second largest after Crete – on Monday.
Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias previously told reporters that his thoughts were with “the people who did not make it”.
“We are dealing with phenomena we have not experienced before,” he said.
Storm Thalia hit several regions of mainland Greece on Saturday, but the weather improved on Sunday.
Local officials in Evia said two rivers had broken their banks and filled roads with mud.
