A powerful storm has triggered widespread flooding on the Greek island of Paros and Mykonos, prompting the authorities to impose an emergency traffic ban on all roads

The tourist towns of Parikia and Naousa, on Paros, were hardest hit as floodwaters carried cars and debris through the streets.

ATHENS -Schools and kindergartens were closed on several Greek islands including Paros and Mykonos on Tuesday after severe weather brought torrential rain, flooding and hailstorms to the Aegean Sea. Authorities in Paros were struggling to remove vehicles stranded by the muddy waters after torrential rain swept through the island,