Torrential rains lashing the Greek island of Rhodes have caused flooding and damage to infrastructure. teleSUR
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00:00Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses, and roads on Sunday on the Greek island of Rhodes,
00:04as storm Bora lashes the country for a second day.
00:07No injuries were reported in Rhodes, but firefighters received dozens of evacuation calls.
00:12Flooding swept cars and debris into the town of Lalisos, damaging people's homes and property.
00:17On the other hand, two men had died on the island of Lemnos,
00:20as the torrential rains and hurricane-force winds had caused also flooding.
00:25According to the National Meteorological Service, damage has also been reported
00:29in Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki, on the mainline,
00:33as rain and storms are likely to affect most of the country in the coming hours.
00:46In the United States, the first major snowfall of the season is blanketing cities in upstate
00:50New York and northwestern Pennsylvania, as the hectic holiday travel and shopping
00:54weekend comes to an end. Pennsylvania Governor George Shapiro signed a disaster
00:59emergency proclamation on Saturday and said that parts of Erie County in the northwest
01:03received nearly two feet of snow, with more expected to fall through Monday night.
01:07According to authorities, Pennsylvania State Police responded to nearly 200
01:11incidents during the 24-hour period. From 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday,
01:16numbing cold and heavy snow could persist into next week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes,
01:21Plains, and Midwest regions.