'Zorbas' wreaks widespread damage

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Sunday declared several municipalities in mainland Greece to be in a state of emergency after a powerful tropical-type storm pounded the region, causing widespread damage.

Rescue workers were searching for three people who were declared missing in the area of Mantoudi, on the island of Evia. There had been no sign of them by late last night.

The storm, dubbed Zorbas, swept into the Peloponnese on Saturday morning, bringing winds of 90 kilometers per hour, heavy rain and 8-meter waves.

It moved across the mainland, flooding roads, uprooting trees and disrupting transport services, and by yesterday was heading north and across the Aegean and wreaking damage in Turkey.

Greece's General Secretary for Civil Protection Yiannis Tafyllis told reporters on Sunday that the hardest-hit areas were around Corinth and Argos...