A 55-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after he was caught by a secret security camera to sexually abuse an 84-year-old woman suffering from dementia. The secret camera were installed in the victim’s bedroom by her son. The arrested man is the husband of the caretaker of the victim. According …
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Greece Weather: Omega block brings bitter cold and stormy northern winds
A so-called “Omega” block atmospheric system forecast to affect Greece in the following days brings strong northern winds and bitter cold but also heavy rainfalls in the West of Greece. This weather system is forecast to reach the country as of the middle of the week. Omega block is the …
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“Indian Summer” in Greece with temperature up to 32°-34° Celsius
Temperature in Greece will gradually rise up to 32-34 degrees Celsius until Saturday, 12 October, 2024, according to the latest data the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens meteo.gr. The atmospheric circulation will favor the transfer of warm air masses to Greece in the next few days. Especially …
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Weather Warning as storm front CASSANDRA hits Greece
Greece’s National Meteorology Service EMY issued a weather warning of rain and storm front CASSANDRA forecast to hit Greece on Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, 2024. Cassandra is forecast to pass initially the North of Greece and extend to the South. The weather will deteriorate with the passage of a …
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UPDATE: Wildfire by Xylokastro, W. Greece, raging for third consecutive day
Ηundreds of firefighters and volunteers keep battling a wildfire in Xylokastro by Corinth, western Greece, for the third consecutive day. Two local men have died, two firefighters have been injured, over 100 sq. km of forest have burned down, but also houses and agricultural land and , of course, wildlife …
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Wildfire in Xylokastro, W. Greece: Two dead, firefighters injured, houses and forest burned down
Two local residents died, two firefighters were injured, houses were burned down, several acres of forest were extinguished and wildlife was killed as a wildfire has been raging near Xylokastro by Corinth in western Greece in the last 24 hours. The charcoal bodies of two men were found in a …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rain, stormy winds, temperature drop
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a bad weather front heading to Greece with stormy winds, a noticeable drop in temperature and heavy rainfalls and storms. Note that the last few days, temperature in large parts of the country has been reaching up to 30-32 …
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11 Greek environmental groups form “Alliance for Wildlife” to preserve biodiversity
Eleven Greek environmental groups on Tuesday announced their decision to pool their resources and create an “Alliance for Wildlife” that will seek to preserve and protect biodiversity in Greece. The initiative will strive for the effective protection of both high-profile and less well known important species. The initiative is coordinated …
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“Blue Flag” award removed from 6 beaches on Rhodes (List)
Six beaches on the island of Rhodes that were awarded by the International “Blue Flag” Program, were withdrawn from the 2024 national and international list and lost their award, because they either did not organize this year’s swimming season, or did not meet the strict criteria of the Program, as …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfalls and storms
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a bad weather front forecast to hit a large part of the country on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. According to EMY weather warning the bad weather front will hit with heavy rainfalls and storms will affect the regions of …
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Greece, a “Hotspot” for climate change: temperature rose by 1.5°C in last 30 years
Average temperature in Greece has increased by about 1.5 degrees Celsius in the last 30 years, turning the country into a “hotspot” of the climate change, a study has found. According to the meteo service study, temperature increase has been bigger and quicker mainly in northern Greece, in areas far …
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Residents, tourists evacuated as big fire is raging in Platanias by Chania
A big wildfire has been raging in Platanias by Chania on the island of Crete on Wednesday. The fire broke out around 4 o’ clock in the afternoon in grassland and in an area with reeds near hotels and very close to the houses of the village. At 6 o’ …
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Storm ATENA: Updated Weather Warning for Greece
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an updated Emergency Bulletin of Hazardous Weather Phenomena warning about the weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10-11, 2024. According to the updated warning, storm ATENA, accompanied by a low-pressure system over the Ionian Sea, is moving eastward, affecting central and northern mainland areas …
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Flash-floods in central Athens as storm ATENA hits Greece (videos)
Storm ATENA: Fifteen to twenty minutes of rainfall were enough to flood the streets on Greek capital Athens on Tuesday afternoon. Motorists were trapped in their cars, vehicles were swept away and some went on the car top calling for help. Pictures form video broadcast by Mega TV Ελλάδα 2.0Αμπελόκηποι, οδός …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfalls, storms, thunder, gusty winds
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning as storm system “Atena” is moving from the West to the East will hit the country with heavy rainfalls, thunder and hail. Storm “Atena” is forecast to reach Greece from the Central Mediterranean region on Monday night, September 9, leading to …
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Summer 2024 was the Hottest ever recorded in Greece
Summer of 2024 was the warmest ever recorded in Greece, according to the preliminary meteorological data analyzed by the scientific team of the National Observatory of Athens’s weather service, meteo.gr. It was a summer marked by extended periods of high temperatures for many days, far exceeding the normal temperatures for …
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Greece and Cyprus “agree in principle” for underwater electrical interconnection
An agreement in principle, which may lead to the implementation of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel underwater electrical interconnection, was reached during consultations between the competent Greek and Cypriot authorities, according to IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator) sources. The agreement provides for the issuance of two decisions by the Energy Regulatory Authority of …
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Dead fish: Swimming ban along Volos coastal area
The Central Port Authority of Volos decided on Monday to impose a swimming ban on a large breach front – to the east and west of the wider area of the city of Volos – due to the large quantities of dead fish washed up recently from Lake Karla in …
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Dead Fish Disaster: Over 270 tons of fish removed from Volos and Xirias stream
A huge operation to clean Xirias stream from hundreds of thousands of dead fish is ongoing and so is the removal of the dead fish from the shores and the port of Volos as well as the Pagasetic Gulf. and the sea in the city of Volos that has been …
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Lightning sparks wildfires as stormy weather hits Greece
A bad weather front with heavy lighting stroke Greece on Friday and sparked 24 fires across the country, the Fire Service said. Two wildfires ignited by lightning Friday afternoon are burning in Kalyvia Thorikou and in Penteli, eastern Attica. On the island of Evia, four lighting bolts caused fires in …
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