Man drowns as storms batter Greek island of Crete

Cars abandoned by the sea following heavy thunderstorms, in the village of Paliokastro, on the island of Crete (AP)

A man has drowned and there are reports of missing people as storms batter Crete, causing rivers to overflow and flooding locations across Greece’s biggest island.

The worst damage seems to have been done in the seaside town of Agia Pelagia, about 16 miles north-west of Iraklio, Crete’s largest city.