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Storm Daniel leaves a trail of devastation in Greece

Greece was battered this week by Storm Daniel, which has led to the death of multiple people, triggered landslides, road and bridge collapses, and is being described as a “biblical catastrophe”. The heavy rainfall, which comes on the heels of a devastating few weeks of wildfires, has turned many villages in the low-lying area of Karditsa, in the mainland Thessaly plain, into a lake. With rescue efforts underway, Prime Minister Mitsotakis postponed an annual economic speech scheduled for this weekend to visit the afflicted areas. Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest reporting from Greece on this unprecedented storm.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

‘A biblical catastrophe’: death toll rises to four as Storm Daniel lashes Greece

Deadly storm sweeps across Greece, PM postpones keynote speech

Entire villages in Thessaly ‘wiped out’

Greece becomes 13th member of Three Seas Initiative on EU’s eastern flank

What is the Three Seas Initiative and why is it expanding?

Romania hosts summit to boost ties between 12 EU countries and partners

‘What law dictates that I cannot be sworn in?’

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