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Local authorities ordered the precautionary evacuation of Dilesi, a seaside resort town in the region of Viotia north of the Greek capital, as firefighters battled a large blaze that broke out earlier on Monday in nearby Schimatari. One house was completely burned down, Skai and Star TV showing a two …

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The Greek embassy in Kiev is being evacuated, the Foreign Ministry in Athens announced on Friday citing “rapid deterioration of the security situation” in the Ukrainian capital. In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, the Foreign Ministry said that the Ambassador of Greece in Ukraine requested and received approval to …

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The building housing the ministries of Finance and of Investment & Development was evacuated on Thursday in order to be disinfected from a possible coronavirus contamination. the evacuation came after a foreign investor who visited the building on Wednesday was confirmed positive to Covid-19. The building is located on Nikis …

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Six villages on the island of Ikaria were evacuated for several hours during the night as a wildfire fanned by northerly winds threatened to reach the settlements. Accoridng to locla media, the fire got out of control in the early morning hours of Thursday. On Thursday morning, the municipality of …

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A big forest fire is raging in the Kampos area on the island of Chios on Wednesday and the powerful winds are pushing the fire fronts towards two villages. The Fire Service ordered the residents of Tholopotami and Sklavia to evacuate as the danger was imminent. More than 30 firefighters …

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In an operation that started at 6:30 Monday morning, Greek police removed dozens of  refugees and migrants from another squat in Exarchia district of Athens. More than 143 foreign nationals, including many families, had to pack their things and leave the building that was occupied since 2015. Among them there …

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Dozens of tourists were evacuated early Saturday morning from the villages Lourdata and Vlahata on the island of Kefalonia due to two wild fires raging in the area. Strong winds hinder the firefighters’ work. The two fires broke out almost at the same time short before 6 o’ clock in …

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Some 70 employees of the Greek Foreign Ministry were evacuated around 2 o’ clock Friday afternoon, following a police order. According to preliminary media information, the evacuation order came after a suspicious package was spotted at the department assigned with the correspondence distribution. Scanned through the x-rays machine, the package …

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Torrential rainfalls hit the island of Skiathos as Medicane Zorbas swept over the Sporades island on Sunday. Tons of rainwater poured down and flooded several areas on the island, a favorite tourist’s destination. At least 250 tourists were brought from small hotels and other facilities to safety in a big …

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Two villages and one monastery have been evacuated as a big wildfire has been raging on the island of Evia since the afternoon on Sunday. The fire broke out in a forest area unassailable to the Fire Service it was initially only aerial means set against the fire. As the …

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Homes and tourist facilities were evacuated late Wednesday night after a wildfire threatened houses in Lourdas in the south of the island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. Also the village of Simotata is to be evacuated. People on the streets waiting to be trasnfered to safety. Two more fires …

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