Extremely rare and dangerous hurricane set to blast through Greece

The Mediterranean hurricane has been dubbed a ‘Medicane’ (Pictures: EPA)A rare and powerful hurricane has slammed into a number of islands off the western coast of Greece.The Mediterranean hurricane – known as a ‘Medicane’ – brought lashing rain and 75mph winds which flooded streets and uprooted trees on Kefalonia, Ithaca and Zante on Friday.The storm, named Ianos, was expected to reach the Greek mainland and parts of the southern Peloponnese region later, but