By DPA
Thessaloniki(Greece) : At least two people were reported dead and a state of emergency was declared in several parts of northern Greece Monday as dozens of villages remained flooded by rising waters over the weekend.
Villages in the prefecture of Rhodopi, Thrace and Kavala in northern Greece were evacuated as army and emergency workers tried to reinforce the banks of the overflowing Evros river.
Greek officials feared more flooding in northern Greece from overflowing dams in neighbouring Bulgaria.
Other villages were cut off as floods blocked roads and caused power outages.
Serious damage was also reported in fire-plagued Pirgos while landslides occurred in the municipalities of Zaharo, where dozens died after forest fires ravaged the area in August.
The bad weather sweeping many parts of Greece for the past several days has caused serious damage to homes, shops, bridges and the country’s road network.