A section of an early Byzantine church, dated to the 6th century AD, was found this past summer in Oreoi, northern Evia, during excavations for a sewage network in the greater area of Istiea, the Ministry of Culture said on Wednesday. The salvage excavation revealed the foundations of walls forming …

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale rattled the mainland and islands in Central Greece late on Monday. According to the revised solution of the Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale and occurred at 22:53:42 local time. Its epicenter was 4 kilometers …

For one more time a large area on the island of Evia is on fire, forcing evacuations of four villages and settlements. This time, it’s the only forest that had escaped fires so far and is now burning in Central Evia. An hour after the fire broke out, two warning …

A wildfire in the forest area of Petries in south Evia has forced the evacuation of at least two villages and brought a wind turbine to explosion that put in danger the lives of firefighters and volunteers. One firefighter has been injured. The firefighter was slightly injured with burns in …

Camping tents covered one of the most beautiful beaches in Evia over the long weekend, annoying the local residents who strongly reacted to what they called a “health bomb” and a “garbage dump.” The images became public and caused an outrage. Hundreds of tents were set up along the Thapsa …

A large wild fire has been raging out of control in Karystos, south Evia, forcing residents of villages to evacuation. The fire has broken out near the residential are in Amygdalia by Karystos on Saturday noon, at a time when very strong winds were blowing with intensity of 8 to …

A strong earthquake rattled with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale the island of Evia on Friday morning and was felt in Athens, 85 km away, and even in Corinth and Argolida some 180 km afar. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the …

Coast guard divers retrieved on Friday morning the body of the missing pilot from the cockpit of the helicopter that crashed into the sea off northern Evia a day earlier. The body of the 65-year-old pilot was reportedly found in a depth of 52 meters. No other passenger was found …

A helicopter crashed in the sea off northern Evia short after taking off from Mantoudi village in northern Evia. The pilot and allegedly one passenger were on board. Search And Rescue (SAR) operation underway. At the time of the crash, there was a strong rainfall, haze, low cloudiness and bad …

A spectacular waterspout occurred in the island of Evia. The unique phenomenon , especially due to its size, was recorded by a local resident, Spiros Sorips and posted on social media. Video: The island of Evia was hit by stormy weather front ELIAS on Wednesday, casuing floods and destruction in …

Storm ELIAS is testing with floods the residents of the island of Evia since the early morning hours of Wednesday. The severe weather phenomena flooded whole villages mostly in the northern part of the island and sent people on roof tops. Bridges collapsed when rivers and streams overflowed, landslides blocked …

A wildfire broke out in a remote forest area at Melissonas, in Karystos, south Evia island, on Friday afternoon. The fire broke out in a ravine where firefighters do not have easy access and it is burning a forest in Rouklia area of Agios Dimitrios in Karystos Municipality. According to …

The charred body of a missing shepherd was found on Tuesday at a hard to access area in Platanistos of Karystos, in south Evia currently battling fires. Concerned about the safety of his sheep, the 41-year-old man went out on Sunday afternoon to move his animals to a place safe …

A water-dropping aircraft Canadair has crashed near Karystos, in south Evia, a few minutes before 3 0 clock early Tuesday afternoon. The Canadair CL215 was operating against the wildfire in the area. In statement released at 6 p.m., Greece’s General Staff officially announced the death of the aircraft captain and …

Sixty four wild- and forest fires occurred on Sunday, July 23, the Fire Service announced earlier, adding that there are a total of 82 fires to deal with. At the same time, more fires occurred later in several parts across the country among them in Evia, Aigio, Epidavros, Corfu. The …

Mysterious lights appeared in the night sky over the islands of Evia and Rhodes on Sunday, July 16, 2023. The lights appeared and disappeared having locals and tourists wondering about the phenomenon. the lights weren’t neither UFOS nor riding or fallen angels as some suggested but Εlon Musk’s Starlink SpaceX …

Locally produced food delicacies from the northern section of the island of Evia will be on show at the Syntagma metro station exhibition hall in downtown Athens from Friday to Sunday, January 6-8, 2023. The three-day mini food expo aims to showcase to Athenians the broad selection of foods produced …

An earthquake initially measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rattled not only the epicenter area in Evia but also Greek capital Athens at 2:24 on Wednesday afternoon. Some seismological institutes gave the magnitude as 4.7 and 4.9 R. The epicenter of the earthquake was 5 km east of Psahna in …

A moderate earthquake in Evia was felt also in 57km away Athens late Wednesday afternoon. Several seismological institutes report different magnitudes ranging from 4.3 to 4.4 and 4.7 maximum on the Richter scale. The earthquake occurred at 5:28 p.m. on December 14, 2022. Its epicenter  was 7 km North-East of …

Two earthquakes, moderate this time, rattled the island of Evia again on Saturday and despite the low magnitude they were felt in Greek capital Athens as well. A 3.9 R earthquake occurred at 12;35 p.m. and was followed by another tremor of 3.8 R magnitude six minutes later. Both earthquakes …