2006-10-20T15:53+0200http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A09&aa=1AthensNewsHeavy rain lashes countryenPRIME Minister Costas Karamanlis promised swift compensation and declared a state of emergency in northern Greece, after floods damaged hundreds of homes, destroyed crops, wrecked roads and caused power outages. Karamanlis toured flood-striken regions outside the northern city of Thessaloniki.EnergyFloodingTREN-SecurityPoliticalUnrestMARS-STATAthensNews-157ac674d153bebf3599635798a62a54