For the second time in two weeks, heavy rain in various parts of Greece has caused a loss of life, as one person was killed and another two went missing yesterday.

A man was found dead in Grevena, northern Greece, after his car was swept away by onrushing water as he was driving between the villages of Trikokia and Karpero. The man was not named or further identified.

Rescue teams were yesterday searching for a 42-year-old man after the car in which he was traveling with his wife and daughter was also swept away when they attempted to cross a river swollen by rainwater in the Aridaia municipality in Pella, northern Greece.

The unnamed man’s 35-year-old wife and 17-year-old daughter managed to get out of the vehicle and swim to the banks of the river but he has been missing since the incident, which occurred at about 4 a.m.

Firefighters and locals were yesterday helping in the effort to find the vehicle and the missing man.

A search-and-rescue operation was also taking place yesterday off the coast of Hania, Crete, after reports that a boat with one person on board had capsized.

On October 24 and 25, storms around the country had also led to one man drowning off the coast of Volos and another being swept away in Pieria, northern Greece.

The rough conditions at sea yesterday also prevented the Blue Star ferry with 325 passengers on board from docking at the port of Rhodes.