ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Flash floods in the Greek capital's western outskirts Wednesday turned roads into raging torrents of mud and debris, killing at least five people, inundating homes and businesses and knocking out a section of a highway. The coast guard said it recovered two more bodies from the sea near the area of flooding. Authorities said they believed the two men, one aged in his mid-50s and the other around 80, had been swept into the sea by the flash flood. If confirmed, it would put the death toll at seven. The fire department said it is searching for at least a further three people who were reported missing by their families. The flooding came after severe weather overnight, with a storm bringing driving rain to the area.
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