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Search under way for driver swept away by river on Crete

Search under way for driver swept away by river on Crete

Members of Greece's fire service and the EMAK rescue servies on Monday launched a search for a 61-year-old motorist who was swept away in his car by a river near the village of Embrosnero in the Cretan region of Hania.

According to local news website cretapost.gr, the 61-year-old farmer was swept away after days of rainfall led the river to break its banks.

The local fire service said it received a call about the incident shortly after 1 p.m. and dispatched 12 firefighters with five engines along with EMAK forces.
 

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