A 17-year-old boy was shot dead and his body was found with a fatal head injury in Mandra village, west Attica. The body was found by a passer-by at 5 p.m. early Thursday evening. A bullet casing was found next to the body. According to preliminary information, the victim was …

A court in Athens on Thursday handed down hefty prison sentences to eight individuals found guilty of contributing to the deaths of 25 people in the flash floods that inundated the town of Mandra in Attica in November 2017. All sentences have been suspended pending appeal. The court imposed prison …

After judicial procedures that lasted one and a half year, a court in Athens acquitted 13 out of 21 defendants for the deadly flash floods in Mandra, west Attica, in November 2017, where 24 people lost their lives. The three-member criminal court acquitted former regional governor Rena Dourou (SYRIZA) and …

The city of Elefsina postponed the opening concert for the 2021 Aeschylian Festival, in solidarity with its neighboring township, Mandra-Idilia, where a fire that broke out on Monday was placed under partial control as of Thursday. In a statement on Friday, Elefsina city officials said that the concert with Fotini …

The Athens Prosecutor’s Office filed four charges of misdemeanor against nine individuals – including Attica Governor Rena Dourou and mayors of regional towns – for the deadly flash flood in Mandra, western Attica, sixteen months ago in November 2017, which claimed the lives of 25 people. According to the prosecutor’s …

Forestry officials, elected municipal officers and engineers from the private sector share the responsibility for the deadly flash floods that hit western Attica in November 2017,  an official report published on Monday said. Twenty-four people died in the floods, that swept through Mandra and devastated the town after torrential rain. …

The nightmare has returned to Mandra, Nea Peramos, Magoula in West Attica. Short but powerful and returning rainfalls since Tuesday afternoon won’t allow local residents and businessmen to take a breath. Local authorities blame the Regional authorities and bureaucracy for the absence of anti-flooding measures. The Regional authorities blame the …

Torrential rains flooded again Mandra and Nea Peramos in West Attica, the villages that were stroke by flash floods in Last November and 24 people lost their lives. Scared and concerned Mandra residents see again rain waters rushing through the streets, covering large areas, and sweeping away cars, garbage bins …

Extreme weather caused the flash floods in Mandra, but “human irresponsibility and bureaucracy” are the causes for the tragedy that took the lives of 24 people in Mandra, West Attica, one and a half month ago. These are the findings of a research conducted by inspectors at the General Inspector …

The Municipality of Mandra in West Attica has issued a call for help for the flood victims. Food, drinking water, medicine, clothing and footwear but also sleeping bags and blankets are needed for the thousands of families affected by the floods, exposed in cold and decreasing temperatures in houses and …

Blue Flag 2024: Greece is second in the world with 625 awarded beaches, 18 marinas an 9 touristic boats. The international Blue Flag quality award evaluates cleanness of bathing water and beaches, as well as services for the visitors. The prefecture of Halkidiki emerged as the top prefecture in Greece, …

A fire broke out at the beach of the Souda Naval base near Chania on the island of Crete on Tuesday morning and spread quickly due to strong winds blowing with intensity of 8 Beaufort. Facilities in the Naval station including the hospital were evacuated, but also schools and kindergartens …

The charred body of well-known businessman Christos Gialias was found in a burning vehicle in the West Attica suburb of Mandra on Wednesday evening. A Kalashnikov weapon was also found inside the car. It is the second mafia-style execution since January 1, 2024. It was neighbors who alarmed the police …

Suburbs in western Athens and villages in Attica were evacuated as of early Tuesday afternoon, factories, storehouses and homes were burned down, parts of highway ring was closed, a local airbase is on alert and the blue Attica sky turned grey due to wildfires in Fyli at the foot of …

Fires in Mandra and Dervenochoria in West Attica, on the island of Rhodes and Lefkochoma near Sparti in Lakonia reignited on Thursday afternoon and citizens were again ordered to evacuate as the flames started to spread out of control. Western Attica Video: Agios Ioannis Korakas, west of Mandra. The fire …

Tension went high on Wednesday, when locals tried to reach their homes in Nea Zoi, western Attica.and police did not allowed them. The initial verbal dispute quickly escalates ending in a brawl with police kicking and throwing the fire-victims on the ground.. The police had closed the road to Nea …

Desperate residents in Nea Zoi village, western Attica, have been crying for help as the flames approach their homes early Tuesday afternoon. They complained to Skai TV that have not seen any firefighter or engines or even water-dropping aerial means to halt the fire front heading to their village. Confused …

A prosecutor in Athens charged a 14-year-old boy with homicide with probable intent, possession and use of weapons after he confessed to the shooting and killing his 17-year-old brother on Thursday evening. The body of the 17-year-old boy was found by cyclists in an abandoned industrial area of Mandra, west …

The deadly flood where two people died in Agia Pelagia on the island of Crete has triggered the intervention of the local judicial authorities that ordered an urgent preliminary investigation. The head of the Prosecutor’s Office of Heraklion, Thanasis Galina, ordered on Monday an urgent preliminary examination for the deadly …

A forest fire broke out near the Elefsina toll station on the Athens-Corinth national highway, forcing authorities to shut down traffic in a part of the highway and ordering the evacuation of  a nearby settlement. The fire broke out in low vegetation area, three kilometers from the Elefsina toll around …