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Friday, February 22, 2013

Greece: Fierce storm causes blackouts, road havoc

A woman shelters from the rain and the flodding at a bus stop, by standing on a bench, on a flooded highway linking Athens with its port of Piraeus, during a rainstorm on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Hours of heavy rainfall in Athens caused extensive flooding, inundating basements and forcing authorities to close major roads and a central subway station. The Greek fire brigade says it received more than 900 calls to pump out water in the greater Athens region Friday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Torrential rainfall in Greece's capital Friday crippled traffic, inundated basements and streets, and was blamed for the death of woman whose car was trapped in floodwater, authorities said.



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