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Bad weather front ARIEL keeps on hitting Greece with rain, storms and powerful winds , causing serious problems and damages in several regions of the country. From Attica to Thessaloniki, to the island of Skopelos and western Macedonia and Halkidiki  the damage from the heavy rains and storms that fell …

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In the grip of rain and storm bad weather front ARIEL are many regions in Greece, including Attica, since Wednesday morning. Repeated 112 sms messages were sent to residents of seven regions, warning them of dangerous phenomena and urging them to avoid unnecessary traveling. The first regions to receive the …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a RED ALERT weather warning on Tuesday as bad weather front “Ariel” is forecast to hit the country with heavy rainfalls and powerful thunderstorms with high frequency of lightning especially in coastal areas. Stormy south winds are forecast to blow with intensity 7-8 Beaufort. …

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The first snow of the year fell in several regions in northern Greece on Sunday, turning the landscapes into scenery from fairy tales, as snow-romantic Southerners love to describe. Snow-covered and Christmas-like Nympfaio in Florina, western Macedonia. The village of Nymfaio is a mountain settlement that has been designated since …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY updated on Wednesday its weather warning that had issued on Monday. There are no  substantial differences to the previous warning and bad weather  front will hit mostly the islands. According to the updated weather warning, heavy rainfalls and storms are forecast for: the islands of …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service issued an emergency bulletin on Monday warning of a weather deterioration with heavy rainfalls and storms as well as gale-force winds. Coming from the West, the bad weather front is forecast to strike Greece as of Tuesday afternoon, November 22, 2022 and gradually move to the …

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Streets in the port of Piraeus turned into rivers and a garbage bin took a lonesome ride between cars and their motorists struck in the waters, as storm EVA reached Attica on Sunday. The storm affected mainly the south suburbs and meteorologists had warned of flooding phenomena. It needed just …

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A storm ALERT message via the 112 emergency line was sent to the residents of Samos, Ikaria and the Dodecanese on Sunday afternoon, November 6, 2022. The ALERT message warned them of dangerous weather phenomena (strong storms) from noon Sunday, until Monday morning, November 7. The message reads: “Dangerous weather …

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Greece’s Civil protection has been sending storm alert messages to residents in several regions over “dangerous weather phenomena” due to storm EVA, warning them to limit traveling and to follow authorities instructions. The alert sms via emergency line , have been sent so far (last sms 11 pm Saturday) citizens …

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Storm EVA has already started to affect Greece and rainfalls have been recorded in the Ionian islands and parts of the West of the country since Saturday morning. Watch Live STORM EVA Saturday noon, the National Meteorological Service EMY has updated its RED ALERT emergency bulletin from Thursday, however, there …

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An emergency 112 alert message was sent per sms to residents of the northern Ionian Islands and Epirus, warning them of dangerous weather conditions from the early morning hours of Saturday, November 5, 2022. The Alert message called on residents to avoid unnecessary travel unless absolutely necessary. Short after 8 …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a RED ALERT on dangerous weather phenomena over the weekend. Main characteristics of the bad weather front “EVA” are forecast to be high volumes of rains, locally with high rapidity and  high frequency of lightning. Barometric low system named “EVA” is being formed in …

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The woman who had been missing in the floods of seaside resort Agia Pelagia by Heraklio, Crete, was found dead in the sea by divers on Sunday morning. It was drones that had spotted her body among rubble swept by the rushing waters through the village into the sea. The …

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Greece’s Civil Protection sent a message via emergency line 112 on Saturday evening to the residents of the islands of Karpathos, Kasos, Rhodes, Halki and Kastellorizo. The message warns citizens of possible dangerous weather phenomena in the next 24 hours in their area and calls on them to avoid unnecessary …

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One person has died and at least two others are missing after torrential rainfalls hit the island of Crete on Saturday morning. Homes and businesses have been flooded, streets turned into mud rivers, vehicles have been swept away, bars, restaurants and supermarkets landed in the sea, when the sky opened …

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An emergency 112 alert has been sent to the mobiles of residents of the regions of Epirus, Western Greece, the Ionian Islands as well as the Western Peloponnese on Friday. The alert warns them of dangerous weather phenomena conditions in the next 24 hours, that is until late Saturday, October …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency billeting warning of a bad weather front forecast to affect the country from Thursday night to Sunday morning, October 13-16, 2022. According to head of the EMY, Thodoris Kolydas, the barometric low in the Ionian Sea will bring heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms …

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A health center and a school were flooded, people were trapped in their homes, rock slides and broken trees blocked the main roads on Corfu after a heavy rainfall hit the island in the Ionian Sea early Tuesday morning. via corfutv.gr The rushing waters flooded areas in central and south …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a warning for the sea traffic due to powerful northern winds in the  Aegean Sea. Gusty winds many disrupt sea traffic. Winds blowing with intensity of 7 to 8 Beaufort and locally up to 9 are forecast on Thursday, EMY warned in its emergency …

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Temperatures above the seasonal level reaching up to 34 degrees Celsius are forecast over the weekend. However, the “the late Greek summer” will not last long as sharp temperature drop by 6-8 δεγρεεσ is expected from Monday onward, October 3, 2022. Winds coming from the North will be blowing with …

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