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Body found by divers in Greece raises death toll from recent storm to 16

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coast guard divers in central Greece have recovered the body of an unidentified man in an area where authorities are searching for a missing Austrian couple in the wake of a massive storm. Officials say the body was pulled from the sea near the central city of Volos. The discovery raises the death toll attributed to flooding from the storm to 16. The storms caused widespread damage to property, farms and infrastructure across central Greece. A senior prosecutor has ordered an investigation into allegations that officials in the disaster-hit areas failed to complete flood defense projects on time.

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