A man was swept away by a swollen stream and killed in the Athens suburb of Nea Makri overnight as Storm Erminio lashed Attica with torrential rain, fierce winds and thunderstorms, causing widespread flooding and traffic chaos across the region.

The 5.2 Richter earthquake that occurred at 00:27 in Nea Stira, Evia, shook the entire Attica, causing disruption.

A Roma man has been arrested for looting a house burned by the Attica fire in Penteli, police officers patrolling areas of northeastern Attica have said.