The rain that Storm Daniel has dropped at components of Greece is endless.

For these caught within the downpour, which has been torrential in locations, the phrase used time and again is "biblical".

The rain comes after weeks of wildfires destroyed big areas of the nation.

We travelled by central Greece to the worst affected areas and located cities and villages minimize off by the rising floodwater.

Many of the roads had been abandoned as folks heeded authorities warnings to remain inside.

As we drove we noticed that swathes of the countryside had been slowly turning into inland seas because the rain continued to fall.

The deluge is unprecedented. And it's inflicting chaos throughout the nation.

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Many houses that we noticed as we ventured into the attention of the storm have been inundated.

Like many right here, Pavlos Christodouglou is preventing a dropping battle towards nature.

He cannot pump the water out of his dwelling quick sufficient.

And because the rain beat down he instructed me he'd by no means seen something like this earlier than.

"There's been more rain in 12 hours than in the last two years," he stated.

In Volos, it's a comparable image. The authorities say the horrible situations are one other signal of a deteriorating local weather disaster.

On the island of Skiathos, a spot usually of tranquil magnificence and calm at the moment of yr, holidaymakers have been caught - minimize off from the mainland with flights and ferries cancelled.

The hope is that the rain will ease within the subsequent 24 hours however for now a state of emergency stays in lots of locations.

Content Source: information.sky.com