October 11, 2021
Greece, Politics
“Nobody can mess up with God,” government spokesman said in all seriousness at the briefing on Monday regarding the floods in northern Evia that was devastated by the forest fires in last August. “The problem was not that the burned roads were blocked” he said adding “unfortunately nobody can mess …
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October 10, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society, weather
Rainfalls on Saturday caused serious damages along the Agia Anna-Achladia-Kotsikia in northern Evia that was greatly destroyed during the forest fires in August. Dozens of flooded homes and businesses, broken infrastructure and landslides, and a new nightmare for the people who face anothe rmore disaster with the first rainfall of …
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September 27, 2021
Economy, FEATURED
The Energy Regulatory Authority must revoke the licenses for wind turbines it has approved for Istiea, in fire-devastated northern Evia, Environment & Energy Minsiter Kostas Skrekas demanded in a letter on Monday. In a letter to the authority’s president, Athanassios Dagoumas, the minister expressed his surprise at the decision, stressing …
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August 23, 2021
environment, FEATURED
The village of Marmari and two settlements were evacuated early Monday morning after a large fire broke out in the early morning hours in area of Karystos on the southern part of the island of Evia. The fire started at 2:30 in the morning increasing suspicion on arson. The fire …
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August 21, 2021
environment
Greece’s Civil Protection warns of Extreme Risk of wildfires (ALARM LEVEL 5) for the Regional Units of Attica as well as for Central and South Evia on Sunday, August 22, 2021. At the same time, it warns that several parts of the country are at Very High Risk (Level 4, …
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August 19, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
In good mood and relaxed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared on TV screens on Wednesday with a plan for the reconstruction of the fire-stricken Evia. With new age slogans “holistic approach” the PM urged the fire-stricken people of Evia to cooperate with the state with “positive energy.” He promised to …
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August 13, 2021
environment, FEATURED
The surface area of land burnt during the fires starting on August 3 on the island of Evia is approximately 465,820 stremmas (46,582 hectares), the National Observatory of Athens’ center ‘Beyond’ said on Thursday. The figure was reached after analysing 4 different high-resolutuon images from the European satellite Sentinel-2 on …
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August 12, 2021
FEATURED, Social
Panagiota Ritsopi, 81 years old: An elderly woman in black, screaming in agony as the flames swallow the forest and threaten her home. The woman who became the face of the tragedy in Evia. Her picture taken by Konstantinos Tsakalidis became the symbol of the devastation the fires engraved in …
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August 11, 2021
Economy, FEATURED
The area already devastated by the wildfires in Northern Evia is estimated at 505 square kilometers, media report on Wednesday on the 9th day of the fires that still rekindle. Forest and agricultural land was destroyed, some 140,000 farming animals – so the mayor of Istiea – and so far …
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August 10, 2021
Social
Fire fronts in northern Evia are still active on Tuesday, the eight day since the devastating blaze burned down thousands of hectares of forest and agricultural land, houses and businesses, farming animals and wildlife. Evacuations took place also short before noon. At the same time, several fires in south Peloponnese …
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August 9, 2021
Greece
With half-hearten “apologies” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the nation on Monday evening promising measures and support to the fire-stricken people and destroyed eocnomies. He apologized over possible failures in tackling devastating blazes, said that those responsible will be held to account that burned areas will be reforested and …
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August 9, 2021
environment, FEATURED, Social
For the 7th consecutive day the flames in northern Evia are swallowing forest, wildlife, villages, houses, farming animals and agricultural land and force thousands of horrified people to flee. Over 6,000 acres are estimated to have been burned down since the blaze started a week ago. In cooperation with the …
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August 8, 2021
FEATURED, Social
The unbelievable happened but nobody is surprise if one lives in Greece: Residents and visitors of the island of Evia who were ordered to evacuate due to fires had to purchase tickets to board on ferries and get on the mainland. It needed a lot of complaints and denouncements to …
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August 7, 2021
environment, FEATURED, Social
Horrified and angry residents of Istiaia and surrounding villages in northern Evia have been flooding media with dramatic appeals for aerial fire fighting means as the big forest fire fronts are approaching out control on Saturday afternoon. The fires are completely out of control, one after the other villages are …
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August 4, 2021
environment, FEATURED, Social
Forest fires Greece: Locals and tourists in Rovies, Evia were urged to rush to the sea on Wednesday afternoon as the big fire front was heading to the village. Hardly had dozens of people reached the beach to be transferred to safety with coast guard vessels and the blames started …
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April 1, 2021
FEATURED, Social
Three men were electrocuted to death and a fourth one was serious injured in an accident in Gymno village the island of Evia on Thursday. The four men were working on a pole pole when the tragedy occurred. Police detained three people in charge of the project. The injured worker …
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August 19, 2020
FEATURED, Sky
A meteor, a “shooting star” fell in the sea area between the south of Evia and the island of Aegina at 9:36 p.m. on Tuesday night. The rock from space was so impressively bright that turned night into day. The rate phenomenon was visible in several areas such as East …
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August 10, 2020
FEATURED, Social
The body of an elderly man was found at the beach of Kalamos in east Attica on Monday morning. Identification procedures confirmed that the body belong to the 72-year-old man missing from Bourtzi/Lefkandi, on the opposite side of the Evia Gulf since Sunday morning. The man is the last fatality …
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August 9, 2020
Social
Flash floods on the island of Evia on Sunday morning have killed an 8-month-old baby and two elderly, while information about a fourth dead is not officially confirmed by now. Torrential rainfalls hit the island from late Saturday night until Sunday morning, flooding homes and causing extensive damage in the …
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July 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Alarm in a children’s summer camp in Halkidiki, northern Greece: One of the children has been tested positivity to conoraviurs. The 15-year-old girl moved to the camp on July 5 and developed fever four days later, media report on Sunday. The camp officials considered the case of the sick child …
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