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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Civil Protection warns of Extreme High Risk of wildfires on Aug 22 (MAP)
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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Gov’t to rebuild Evia with “holistic approach” and “positive energy” by the fire-stricken people
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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26% increase of fires in Greece, 450% increase of burned areas
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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“I screamed Help! when I didn’t see my husband” says the woman-symbol of Evia fires
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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Fire-stricken Evia should focus on Tourism, Greek Gov’t thinks
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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Fires menacing, more villages evacuated in Evia, south Peloponnese (videos)
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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Greek PM promises immediate aid to fire victims, apologizes half-hearten
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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Shock and Awe in Evia: Drone footage shows extend of destruction
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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Evia evacuees had to purchase ferry ticket… until the Shipping Ministry woke up
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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Evia SOS: Flames swallow forest & villages, outraged locals refuse to evacuate (videos)
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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Dramatic forest fires in Rovies, Evia; big blaze nears Ancient Olympia (videos)
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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Three workers electrocuted, one seriously injured while working on power pole
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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Meteor falls in the sea area between Evia and Aigina (video)
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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Flash floods in Evia: Fatalities rise to 8, nobody claims responsibility
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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Evia disaster: Flash floods kill 8-month-old baby, 4 adults; 2 missing
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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Coronavirus in Halkidiki children’s summer camp, resurgence in W. Macedonia
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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Greek authorities on alert as cases of infected tourists on the rise
Greek health authorities are on alert and highly concerned about the increase of confirmed coronavirus cases among tourists, especially on the islands. A total of ten tourists, nine foreign nationals and one Greek, have been found positive to Covid-19 and are on the islands of Thassos, Naxos, Evia and Corfu. …
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Greece 3. phase of lockdown easing: Travel, stores, sports on May 18
Greece is proceeding with the third phase of easing the lockdown measures imposed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Greeks will be allowed to travel outside the prefecture of the residence on the mainland as well as to the the islands of Crete and Evia only. Students older than …
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Torrential rains flood Skiathos, Evia, heavy snowfalls in Halkidiki (videos)
Roads were flooded, homes and shops came under water, streams and rivers were overflowed and mountains were covered with snow, when the barometric low hit central and northern Greece with heavy rainfalls and dense snow falls. Especially hit by the bad weather front are the island of Skiathos, Sithonia Halkidiki …
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