Flooded homes, streets as another storm hits battered central Greece

People try to make their way to an apartment block amid storm Elias in the city of Volos, Greece, September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

VOLOS, Greece (Reuters) -Torrential rain battered central Greece, flooding streets, homes and businesses in the port city of Volos and on the island of Evia, just three weeks after devastating Storm Daniel killed 16 people in the wider region.

A private helicopter crashed into the sea in northern Evia, east of the Greek capital Athens, and a search and rescue operation was underway.