Arab Times

4 bodies recovered from river:

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Greek authoritie­s say rescue crews have recovered the bodies of four people who were swept away in their car by a swollen river on the southern island of Crete, following heavy rainfall in the region.

The fire department said rescue crews located the car in the Geropotamo­s river on Monday, with all four people still inside.

The four - a young married couple, the wife’s sister and her mother - had reportedly been returning from a wedding celebratio­n nearby late on Saturday night when their car was swept away by floodwater­s. Two calls were made to emergency services from the car at around 1 a.m. Sunday, but rescue crews were unable to reach them in time despite a massive search operation.

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