February 14, 2025
FEATURED, weather
Heavy rainfalls that hit the island of Kefalonia on Thursday night caused serious problems on the road network, landslides in several areas and flooded homes, businesses and agricultural land. Rocks and stones fell on the road network, creating dangers for drivers and causing material damage. Fire service teams brought to …
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February 5, 2025
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
Scientists warn of high risk for landslides in 5 areas of Santorini, yet at the same time appear complacent about the earthquakes in the sea area between Santorini and Amorgos that continue without break. At a meeting at the Ministry of Civil Protection under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and at …
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February 3, 2025
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
Greek authorities sent an warning message at noon on Monday, February 3, to the residents and visitors of Santorini, forbidding them access to some parts of the island due to landslides caused by the hundreds of earthquakes. Santorini and the surrounding areas have been shaking for the last 24 hours, …
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February 26, 2024
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Ninety passengers on board of Kalavryta rack railway – Odontotos in Greek- were trapped on Monday after two landslides blocked the rail track due to bad weather affecting the area. Nobody was injured and all passengers were in good health, media reported. According to police and local media, buses were …
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November 3, 2023
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
A strong earthquake rattled with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale the island of Evia on Friday morning and was felt in Athens, 85 km away, and even in Corinth and Argolida some 180 km afar. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the …
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August 15, 2023
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
An evacuation operation of beach “Glyka Nera” near Sfakia in the south coast of Chania Prefecture was carried out on Tuesday morning, due to the fear of a landslide, following the strong earthquake on Sunday. Teams of the Port Authority and Police went to the beach and advised the bathers …
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December 1, 2022
weather
Bad weather front ARIEL keeps on hitting Greece with rain, storms and powerful winds , causing serious problems and damages in several regions of the country. From Attica to Thessaloniki, to the island of Skopelos and western Macedonia and Halkidiki the damage from the heavy rains and storms that fell …
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August 24, 2022
FEATURED, weather
Heavy rainfall and lightning caused landslides and power outages on the island of Santorini early Wednesday morning. The intense weather phenomena sounded alarm at the Fire Service. Motorists should be careful due to landslides on the road network, the local service waens citizens and tourists. Landslides occurred in the port …
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October 4, 2019
weather
Schools remain closed on Friday on Kefalonia and Ithaki after a heavy storm stroke the two islands in the Ionian Sea. Streets were flooded with tons of mud, power outages occurred as trees swept by the strong winds fell on the power supply network. Picture via Dennis Kakoniktis FB Many …
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April 6, 2019
weather
A big operation is underway to evacuate a family trapped in the floods in Pilalimata by Sitia in the Prefecture of Lasithi on the island of Crete. Four children, two elderly and a woman have escaped on the roof top after the water level reached a dangerous height of 3 …
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January 30, 2019
weather
For one more time this winter Greece is in the grip of a bad weather front with powerful rainfalls, storms and snow. At the same time the National Meteorological Service (EMY) warns of gusty winds up to 8 Beaufort. Meteorologists warn of floods. According to National Observatory in Athens, although …
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February 27, 2018
weather
It wasn’t an earthquake that brought three houses to collapse but a landslide after days of torrential rains. Residents of Pialeia village by Trikala in Central Greece, were horrified to feel the earth moving under their feet. At least three houses of the village at an altitude of 500 m …
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October 26, 2017
weather
Homes and shops were flooded, streets turned into rivers, swollen streams and landslides and tons of mud in and around Chania as barometric low Daedalus kept striking the island of Crete early Thursday morning. Livadia
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September 26, 2017
weather
An unprecedented heavy storm. Streets turned into rivers, walls in the City Hall collapsed, the Health Center and several houses and shops have been flooded and the water supply was cut when a storm hit the island of Samothraki in the Northern Aegean Sea on Monday night. Locals speak of …
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February 11, 2017
Travel, weather
A strong rainstorm that hit the Chania prefecture in Western Crete on Friday night turned roads into rivers and caused extensive damage to the road network. The heavy rainfalls triggered landslides across the rural and national roads. According to e-kriti.gr, the fire brigades received more than 25 calls to pump …
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