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 in October.

Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, forcing authorities to temporarily ban the use of vehicles as Storm Bora pounded the country for a second day.

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.

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.

Greece is preparing for additional rain and storms after the Storm Bora, which hit the country over the past couple of days, subsides, local media reported on Tuesday.

Torrential rains and gale-force winds are causing flooding and damage across the country.

Two men died in a flooded village on the island of Lenmos, while a male driver fell into a ditch as he tried to avoid debris in the northern region of Halkidiki.

Homes, businesses and roads in the Greek tourist island of Rhodes were covered in mud and debris on Monday after Storm Bora battered the country over the weekend.

Storm Bora, with its extreme weather phenomena, has mercilessly battered Greece this weekend and claimed two lives.

Heavy rain from Storm Bora causesflooding on the Greek tourist island of RhodesReuters video footage showed cars and debris piled-up, damaged homes, flooded streets and residents trying to remove the mud from their properties in Ialyos,