Flooding after heavy rain drowns 2 in Greece

Yahoo! News reports on unfortunate developments in Greece following a sustained period heavy rain:

Two men have drowned in northern Greece, bringing the death toll from severe flooding to four since the weekend.

Authorities say one local resident was found dead Thursday in a swollen river in the Philadelpheia area, some 30 kilometers northwest of Thessaloniki.

Another man drowned when the taxi he was riding in was swept away by a torrent near the town of Kilkis, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Thessaloniki. The taxi driver escaped unharmed.

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