A lumbering low-pressure system over the central Mediterranean Sea has been dousing Greece in waves of torrential rainfall over recent days, a weather pattern reminiscent of one that wrought severe flooding in Spain last month.

A storm sweeping through Greece has claimed a third victim, state TV reported Monday, after damaging roads and buildings on the islands of Lemnos, Rhodes and other parts of the country.

Drone footage shows severe damage after Storm Bora hits the Greek island of Rhodes:: December 2, 2024:: Faliraki, Greece:: "A huge disaster, we didn’t know what to do, the situation was tragic, we were at home and praying for the rain to stop so we wouldn’t drown completely.