Magnesia

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday urged the public to comply with the instructions issued by the Greek authorities as a severe storm pummelled central Greece, turning streets into flooded torrents.

Mount Pelion, a densely wooded mountain range in the prefecture of Magnesia, has seen "unreal" levels of rain as a heavy thunderstorm dubbed Daniel is sweeping through the region, the National Observatory of Athens' chief meteorologist said on Tuesday.

The freighter ship sunk near the port of Agia Kyriaki on 25 July 1975 in the prefecture of Magnesia

The weather took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, with rainfall exceeding 50 millimeters in many parts of the country.

There was serious flooding in Mandra, the western seaside town that was hard hit in last November's deadly floods.

The rain was also heavy in the prefecture of Magnesia, central Greece, where there were reports of serious flooding.

The weather took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, with rainfall exceeding 50 millimeters in many parts of the country. The rain was heaviest in the prefecture of Magnesia, central Greece, where there were reports of serious flooding. In the area of Kanalia, streams broke their banks and flooded around 30 homes while local roads were submerged.

Nikos Maziotis in a file photo.

Police investigating a car bomb explosion outside the Bank of Greece last Thursday believe the prime suspect behind the attack – Revolutionary Struggle leader Nikos Maziotis – might have been involved in two armed robberies in the Peloponnese last month, Kathimerini has learned.