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Infrastructure keeps collapsing in Central Greece, two weeks after storm Daniel

September 14, 2023 FEATURED, weather Comments Off on Infrastructure keeps collapsing in Central Greece, two weeks after storm Daniel

In the aftermath of storm Daniel, infrastructure in Central Greece continues to collapse due to the huge volume of water, corrosion and botchery. The bridge at Palaiopyrgos collapse on Thursday morning. This particular bridge reportedly connects Paleopyrgos with Alexandrini, the coastal villages of the Municipality of Tempo and Strintzos and …

The Crater of Kineta: Road damaged since 2019, car falls 12-meter deep (picts)

October 19, 2021 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 2

For two whole years a part of the old Athens-Corinth highway near the resort of Kineta remains severely damaged. With every new rainfall, the soil recedes more and more. In addition there is missing marking and motorists warning and the road is not closed to traffic. For two whole years, …

Storm strikes Rhodes: Floods, power outages, one woman dead (videos)

November 25, 2019 Very Mix Comments Off on Storm strikes Rhodes: Floods, power outages, one woman dead (videos)

Roads in the city of Rhodes and in villages turned into rivers when storm “Geryon” hit the island in the south Dodecanese early Monday evening. One woman with disabilities was found dead in her flooded home in Ialyssos. Local authorities urge citizens to not move around. The 75-year-old woman died in …

Rain and river sweep away the makeshift road by Keritis Bridge (video)

March 29, 2019 Very Mix Comments Off on Rain and river sweep away the makeshift road by Keritis Bridge (video)

It needed a powerful rainfall and the makeshift road locals built on their own initiative disappeared in time much shorter than the illegal constructors needed to build it. Residents of Alikianos constructed the illegal road over night, fed up with the bureaucratic delays. The heavy rainfall that started on Thursday …

Powerful winds sweep away lorries in West Greece (video,pictrs)

March 28, 2019 weather Comments Off on Powerful winds sweep away lorries in West Greece (video,pictrs)

Powerful winds blowing with intensity of 9 Beaufort have swept away trucks from the roads in Western Greece on Thursday. In the first incident, strong winds lifted the empty flatbed of the truck and “pinned’ it on a signboard of the Rio-Antirio bridge in south-west Greece. Traffic on the lane …

The emblematic Keritis Bridge suffered irreparable damage (video)

March 2, 2019 Video GRID Comments Off on The emblematic Keritis Bridge suffered irreparable damage (video)

The images break one’s heart. For 111 years the bridge of Keritis was standing over Alkianos River. The emblematic construction surrendered to the force of nature and the human negligence and suffered irreparable damage. It broke down into pieces on February 25, 2019 when a disastrous weather front struck the …

Soil erosion threatens villages on Crete, Army installs portable bridges

February 27, 2019 Video GRID, weather Comments Off on Soil erosion threatens villages on Crete, Army installs portable bridges

Following days of powerful rainfalls, soil erosion threatens villages in Platanias Municipality, Crete. With portable, prefabricated bridges the Greek Army tries to re-connect villages with the outside world, after several main bridges collapsed. The video shows the moment when the historical Keritis bridge over Alikianos River collapses as its foundation …

Kavala: Part of central bridge collapses in Northern Greece (pictures)

November 9, 2018 Very Mix Comments Off on Kavala: Part of central bridge collapses in Northern Greece (pictures)

A part of the central bridge in the city of Kavala, Northern Greece, collapsed short after 4 o’ clock on Friday afternoon. Motorists moving on Nuremberg Avenue in front of the old hospital were shocked when they felt that the ground under their wheels was collapsing. At the point of …

Car falls off bridge onto rail track of urban train ISAP in North Athens (video)

March 30, 2018 Very Mix Comments Off on Car falls off bridge onto rail track of urban train ISAP in North Athens (video)

A car fell off the bridge on the rail tracks of urban train ISAP at the KAT station in Northern Athens early Friday morning. At the time of the accident a train was about to pass through. The 60-year-old woman managed to get out of the car before the coming …

Athens: Poet Consults in …Bridge Construction?

September 29, 2011 Very Mix 2

At first I couldn’t believe my eyes. Then the news “What does a poet and a bridge have in common?” published on Greek internet. A blog revealed that a poet has been hired as consultant for the construction of a pedestrians/school children bridge over one of the main roads of Athens, Kifisias street. There is a …

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