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If there is one thing etched in Vaios Giatropoulos’s memory from the worst night of his life, it is the helplessness in his son’s eyes. “Now what, dad? We’ve lost everything,” he had asked him tearfully. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT They were standing on the roof of their semi-truck for nine hours as floodwaters rose dangerously close to their feet before they were rescued. Storm Daniel, which struck central Greece in September 2023, devastated their hometown of Palamas, leaving behind a chaotic