He heard the gunshots of а contract killing in the Peloponnese from the phone of a senior officer of the Greek police.

The Greek press warned a week ago that the local market was flooded with foreign "pirate" insurance companies. They offer dumping prices, which do not meet the services they render and unsuspecting customers may become victims of fraud.

According to the mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, the time has come for local government organizations in Greece to separate themselves from the dependence on the central government.

The victim may have suffered a heart attack after her car was blocked on a flooded street between the northern suburbs of Halandri and Maroussi.

The torrential rain flooded streets and basements, broke traffic lights and caused power outages in many neighbourhoods in Athens.