Central Greece town flooded after Storm Daniel downpours

Greece launches rescue effort in flooded villages. Greek rescue teams used divers, lifeboats and helicopters to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece Thursday, as the death toll from the Storm Daniel rose to six.

Emergency services worked alongside the army to get to the stranded residents, while more villages had to be evacuated after flooding damaged a dam.

Fierce storms have battered Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria following a period of extreme heat and devastating wildfires the kind of extreme weather climate experts say is becoming more frequent because of human-induced climate change.