Photos: Flash floods hit Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria

A view of the damage near a nursing home, due to the impact of storm Daniel, in the city of Volos, Greece, September 6, 2023. In Greece, police banned traffic in the central town of Volos, the nearby mountain region of Pilion and the resort island of Skiathos as record rainfall caused at least one death, channeled thigh-high torrents through streets and swept cars away.

A view of a damaged car in an area flooded due to the impact of storm "Daniel", in the city of Volos, Greece, September 6, 2023. Hundreds of millimeters of rain have fallen in some parts over the previous 24 hours as a strong area of low pressure moves over the country, causing catastrophic flash floods.

Vehicles are scattered during floods after heavy rains in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. In Istanbul, heavy rain flooded streets and homes, leaving at least two dead, according to a statement from the governor's office.

A man is rescued and evacuated during flooding in Kucukcekmece district in Istanbul on September 5, 2023. Around a dozen people were rescued after being stranded inside a library, while some subway stations were shut down.

The wreckage of a car and a caravan lies on a street in Tsarevo on September 6, 2023 after floods along the Bulgarian Black sea coast. The death toll from torrential rains and flooding has climbed to three, police said on September 6. Heavy rain and thunderstorms since late September 4 caused rivers to overflow, damaging bridges and causing more than 100 seaside holidaymakers and locals to be evacuated to safer grounds.

Onlookers stand by a collapsed bridge in Tsarevo on September 6, 2023 after floods along the Bulgarian Black sea coast. Overflowing rivers caused severe damage to roads and bridges. The area also suffered power blackouts, and authorities warned residents not to drink tap water due to contamination from floodwaters.

People try to pull out a car submerged in the sea at Arapia camping site near Tsarevo along the Bulgarian Black sea coast, on September 6, 2023. TV footage showed cars and camper vans being swept out to sea in the hardest-hit southern resort town of Tsarevo. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Tsarevo and urged people to move upstairs as the ground floors of some hotels were inundated. AFP

A vehicle crosses a flooded road in the city of Volos, central Greece, on September 6, 2023. The regional capital Volos has seen 200 millimetres (about eight inches) of rain, while 600 mm have fallen in the neighbouring village of Zagora, according to the National Meteorological Service (EMY).

People clean the entrance of a shop in a flooded area, as storm Daniel hits central Greece, in Volos, Greece, September 6, 2023.

A person stands on a road which collapsed due to the impact of storm Daniel, near a nursing home in the city of Volos, Greece, September 6, 2023.

A man holding an umbrella walks on a road flooded due to the impact of storm Daniel, in the city of Volos, Greece, September 6, 2023.

Emergency team members rescue a young girl during floods in a campsite in Kirklareli province, Turkey, Tuesday, September 5, 2023.