Together with lawyers and a technical consultant, the father of the 19-year-old boy visited the fun park in Pefkohori, Halkidiki, where his son, Yiannis, was killed on Monday. Armed with cameras, the group inspected the site and especially the remains of the “crazy dance” game, a horror game for the …
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Wildfire on Serifos island burns down houses, chapels
A wildfire on the island of Serifos in the Cyclades has burned down or just damaged houses, storage buildings, cottages and small chapels and had 8 settlements in the south of the island evacuated. Of all islands Serifos where the highest wild growing plants are oregano, thyme and parsley! The …
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Rare pictures: Everyday Life in Greece 1950-1965
Rare pictures from the everyday life of people in Greece in 1950-1965, in hard economical times after the WWII and the Civil War and before the military dictatorship. The Civil War was just over. The society is in a chaotic situation, trying to organize their lives, bring back normality. The …
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Short but heavy rainfall floods main roads in Athens (pcts)
Main roads in Athens including those along the Athens Riviera were flooded and vehicles were trapped in muddy waters, and power outages occurred when a rainfall poured down in several suburbs of Greek capital late Tuesday afternoon. Police closed Pireos Avenue as well as Hamosternas, the main roads connecting Athens …
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Impressive and scary waterspout in Halkidiki (pcts, vids)
An impressive and at the same time terrifying waterspout was formed close to the coast on the first “leg” of Halkidiki peninsula on Sunday morning. Immediately sunbathers at the beach of Xenia by the village of Paliouri in the south of Kassandra grabbed their mobiles to capture the spectacular phenomenon. …
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+++Fire-fighting helicopter crash off Samos: 2 rescued, 2 dead UPDATE (video, pcts)
A fire-fighting helicopter crashed into the sea off the island of Samos on Wednesday afternoon. Four crew member missing. Big Search and Rescue Operation underway. According to preliminary information, the helicopter, type ER-MH4, crashed while it was attempting to collect water from the sea. The helicopter was participating in the …
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First 6 Rafale arrive in Greece, blessed with Holy Water for safety (videos)
The roaring sound of Greece’s first six Rafale flying over the Acropolis at Wednesday noon were heard all over the Greek capital. It must have been the most expensive sound ever heard. The flying cost for each super-fighter jet per hour is estimated to be at least 14,000 euros. The …
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No coffee, no souvlaki: Overwhelming majority joins food service strike across Greece (pcts_
Busy cafes and restaurants, traditional souvlaki grills and snack bars in Athens and other big cities but also in towns and small villages were shut down on Tuesday to participate in 24-hour strike of the food service sector. The strike is a protest move as the sector seeks financial support …
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Milos British-flagged shipwreck: All passengers, crew rescued (picts, video)
All 11 passengers and 7 crew members from the British-flagged shipwreck have been rescued and transported to the island of Milos, the Greek Coast Guard said early Thursday afternoon. One person was slightly injured in the head when the 28-meter-long chartered yacht sank and everybody found himself in the water, …
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Athenians enjoy the rare snow blanket in the Greek capital
Snow is the number one topic on Greek social media on Tuesday with thousands of Athenians posting pictures and footage of the white winter wonderland. they went out with their kids and dogs, played snowball-war and formed snowmen. People posted pictures of their dogs enjoying snow #white stuff good#Athens#χιονι pic.twitter.com/wqwYbmzKkU …
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Snow weather front “Leandros” dresses parts of Greece white (vds, picts)
Snow weather front “Leandros” dressed white many regions in north and central Greece, parts of the Peloponnese and even the mountains surrounding the Attica basin and the northern suburbs of Athens. Temperatures dropped significantly. Some parts of the national Athens-Thessaloniki highway have been reportedly closed for heavy trucks since 5:45 …
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My Perfect Greek …Melomakarona: Traditional, Step by Step pictures
My Perfect Greek Melomakarona: mellow sweet bites full of Christmas aromas soaked in light honey syrup. Cinnamon, cloves, orange and cognac, sprinkled with crushed walnuts. There is no festive days without a plate full of these sweets on the table. The original recipe comes from my mother and she had …
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Greek Dystopia: Riot police march in Athens, beats elderly demonstrators
Unprecedented violence against elderly demonstrators and dystopia images in downtown Athens on Tuesday: Riot police squads and water cannon trucks march like an occupation army in main avenues of the Greek capital. The Ministry of Citizen Protection deployed over 6,000 officers to impose “law and order” during the anniversary of …
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Heavy rainstorm floods Crete, forces Heraklio airport to shut down (videos)
Torrential rainfalls on the island of Crete turned roads into rivers, flooded homes and businesses and forced the temporary shut down of the airport of Heraklio on Wednesday. Dozens of motorists were trapped in rushing waters as rivers and streams overflowed. Flooded passenger area and airport of Heraklio. State broadcast …
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Two dead, three missing as Medicane Ianos floods central Greece
Two people have been recovered dead and three are missing in Central Greece where Medicane IANOS struck with heavy intensity, flooded large parts of Thessaly and damaged infrastructure. The towns of Karditsa, Farsala and surrounding areas down to the outskirts of Volos are under water, and dozens are still waiting …
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Eight Greek F-16 escort two US B-52 within FIR Athens and Nicosia
Eight Greek fighter jets F16 escorted two US bombers B-52 within the FIR of Athens and Nicosia on Wednesday, the Greek General Staff announced. The escort took place at the request USEUCOM, the US European Command. The two strategic bombers were accompanied by four pairs of F-16 aircraft during their …
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Five villages evacuated during large wildfire still ranging in Mani
Five villages were evacuated in eastern Mani during a big wildfire that burned through forestland between Gythio and Areopolis since Saturday noon. The village Vachos, Germa, Drosopigi, Eleochori and Skamnaki were evacuated initially as as precaution due to strong winds. Later, the flames passed through the village of Drossopogi, reaching …
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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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Forest fire in Kehries out of control, settlements, children’s camp evacuated
Three settlements and one children’s summer camp were evacuated early afternoon Wednesday after the forest fire in Kehries by Corinth in eastern Peloponnese went out of control due to powerful winds. Residents of Galataki, Zimens and Agios Konstantinos as well as the children of the camp were transferred to safe …
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Earthquake 6R causes mini tsunami in south-eastern Crete (picts, video)
The earthquake that stroke off the island of Crete with a magnitude of 6 R on Saturday afternoon caused a mini tsunami, Greek seismologists and international scientists confirmed later on the day. The slight change of the sea level was observed by local residents as withdrawal and return of the …
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