Crete is submerged in rain: Cars are washed into the sea.:
Floodwaters sweep away cars, roads become impassable: Severe flooding causes dramatic scenes in Crete.
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Heavy Rain Floods Crete, Some Tourists EvacuatedCars were swept into the sea on Crete; ERT reported that 23 people were trapped in vehicles.
- According to ERT, 23 people were trapped in vehicles on the road between Ierapetra and Sitia because of flooding.
- A flash flood swept away three tourists and their taxi driver; they escaped after the taxi caught on an embankment.
- Eight national park employees were stranded in Samaria Gorge but were reportedly in a safe location, according to authorities.
- The Canea area received 420 millimetres of rain from Friday through Saturday afternoon, with winds reaching eight to nine Beaufort.
The situation is fully under control. They have something to eat and medication and are in a warm place, but the river level does not allow them to leave— Giorgos Tsapakos, deputy governor of the region responsible for civil protection, told the Greek news agency ANA
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