Greek rescuers working through the night to locate villagers trapped by flood

Death toll reaches 11 as hundreds still thought to be marooned after deadly downpours

Rescuers in central Greece were working through the night to locate people trapped in villages deluged by flood waters as the death toll from rainstorms rose to 11.

Emergency services, backed by elite commando units and an ever-growing army of volunteers, sought to find hundreds still thought to be marooned in homes five days after downpours, described as the worst in the country’s history, struck.

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