Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a Red Alert warning of rainstorm ALEXANDROS forecast to sweep across many parts of the country with a duration of 30 to 36 hours. Red Alert is the highest warning category regarsing dangerous weather phenomena. A barometric low in the Ionian Sea and unstable …

One of the six elevators at the students dormitory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), northern Greece, collapsed on Monday night. It was a miracle that no student was inside and no injuries were reported. The company responsible TUV AUSTRIA said in a statement that the elevator at AUTH …

An explosion inside the passengers cabin of an airplane in boarding procedure at the Heraklio airport, Crete, caused panic early Tuesday afternoon. It was a power bank device in a passengers bag that exploded in the aircraft that would soon take off from Heraklio, Crete, for London, UK. The explosion …

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 …

A radical Vegan organization claimed responsibility for the fire in an egg production facility in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. “If you rebuild it, we will burn it down again,” the radical vegans posted on a website of the anti-authoritarian scene. A fire in the eggs factory of the “Tsakiris Family” in …

An explosion occurred in a factory in Kato Kifisia suburb of northern Athens early Wednesday afternoon. Authorities warn residents to stay inside due to a possible toxic cloud. The explosion occurred in a factory manufacturing frying pans and cooking pots. The Fire Service rushed to the area with 42 firefighters …

A coroner on the island of Rhodes has reportedly completed the autopsy on the body of British doctor and BBC presenter Michael Mosley on Monday. Citing sources, media report that no injuries consistent with a possible criminal act have been found. There are no hits or other injuries and indications …

Voter turnout in Greece stood at 26.1% by 2.30 p.m. on Sunday, the Interior ministry announced. A total of 2,504,389 voters had cast their ballots by that time. Turnout at the same time in the June 2023 national elections was 31.5%. UPDATE: Interior Ministry announced that voters’ participation was at …

The bacteria Staphylococcus was detected in samples of the school lunches that lead to mass food poisoning of elementary school children, Greece’s National  Public Health Organization (EOODY) announced on Monday evening. Citing the EODY statement, state-broadcaster ERT reported that the outbreak of food poisoning cases is due to a toxin …

Streets turned into rivers in the center of Thessaloniki on Thursday afternoon as a heavy rainstorm hit Greece’s second biggest city. The rainstorm caused not only traffic chaos but it also uprooted trees and flooded houses and businesses. Fire Service and Police have so far received over 50 calls for …

A two-story building collapsed in the area of Pasalimani in the port city of Piraeus on Tuesday morning, killing one person and injuring three. The building was old and under re-construction when it collapsed. Citing police source, daily ethnos.gr reports that the person killed was a 31-year-old  police officer serving …

Angry farmers in western Greece dumped a truck loaded with manure and hay outside the building of the regional government in Messolonghi on Tuesday. Employees were inside the building as the action was taking place. The farmers of the regional unit of  Aitoloakarnania were apparently inspired by their Belgian colleagues …

Heavy rainfalls hit the island of Rhodes early on Wednesday, flooding main and small roads and causing landslides in some villages. Authorities urge citizens to limit their movements Streams have been overflown in the area of Damatia and Marista, local media rodiaki.gr reported. The heave rainfalls started early Wednesday morning. …

A 62-year-old man was found unconscious above the beach of Preveli in Rethymnon on the island of Crete earlier on Sunday. According to local media ekriti.gr, the man was a German tourist. He was found on the steps leading to the beach. Passersby informed the ambulance service, however, due difficult …

Those arrested for arson with intent, linked to financial gain (cases of land development, economic exploitation of the area, etc.) will now face not only imprisonment but also the seizure of all kinds of assets, such as bank accounts, movable and immovable property. The significant intervention came from the head …

The flooded part of Athens-Thessaloniki highway opened again to traffic at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, September 15 and thus for private cars and vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons. The flooded part of the highway was closed to traffic since Saturday, September 9, 2023. Traffic will be conducted from the …

Huge problems continued in the flooded areas of the plain of Thessaly, Central Greece, on Monday, despite signs that the water level in the Pinios River was starting to subside even though very slowly. Storm Daniel may have stopped pouring rain in the area since last week, however, the tonnes …

UPDATE: Death tool in the floods rose to six on Thursday afternoon, after rescuers found two elderly women dead in their home in the village Astritsa, Central Greece. Relatives of the two women,aged 75 and 80, had alerted authorities as they had no contact with them. Rescuers evacuating people in …

Dozens of villages in the regions of Karditsa and Trikala in the plain of Thessaly in central Greece have been flooded with the water reaching a height of up to 3 meters. Hundreds of desperate people are on roof tops waiting for rescue that it currently seems impossible. Βούλιαξαν. Λάσπη …

Storm weather Daniel reached Greek capital Athens with a heavy downpour on Wednesday afternoon that lasted no longer than 15 minutes, however, they were enough to flood many streets in downtown and the suburbs, mostly main streets. Ποτάμια οι δρόμοι στο κέντρο της Αθήνας #ΚΑΚΟΚΑΙΡΙΑ_DANIEL #κακοκαιρια #ΑΘΗΝΑ #Αττικη pic.twitter.com/3EPj77x5Z3 — …