Torrential rain floods Sicily and Athens

http://www.euronews.com/ Violent thunderstorms and torrential rains have caused chaos across southern Europe.

In Italy, much of the Sicilian city of Catania was turned into a raging river with strong waters carrying away vehicles. Some 50 litres per square metre of rain fell in just half an hour.

Hundreds of firefighters were scrambled but only one person was injured.

The situation was worse in Greece where one woman died and dozens of commuters were trapped in their cars after a torrential downpour swamped the capital Athens.

Police said a 27-year-old woman died of a probable heart
attack after being trapped in her car in the northern suburb of
Halandri

Power outages darkened large parts of the city during the
overnight cloudburst, a river broke its banks and traffic jams
brought much of Athens to a standstill in the morning rush hour.

The capital's main roads and highways were overflowing with
water and public transport was severely disrupted as two subway
stops were briefly shut.




"This is the worst storm since 1961. We're talking about 52
years without ever having seen such a heavy downpour in this
area," meteorologist Yannis Kallianos told state television.

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[Alan Heath]

I was just south of Catania on that day and did not even notice that the rain was all that strong!

[fetidbrainwaves]

My mistake. I thought you were being silly for a moment there.

[RickCleek]

I meant from the Bible -"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea."

[fetidbrainwaves]

Yeah. But their cars are all fucked up. What good are signs when there are no drivers to read them?

[RickCleek]

There will be signs.