October 17, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Twenty-four municipalities in the Region of Attica have been ordered to proceed immediately with the cleaning of the waterways of Kifissos river and two of its tributaries, Podoniftis and Eschatia, in view of the risk of flooding. The Civil Protection Ministry has declared municipalities in western and north Athens to …
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September 14, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Deputy regional governor of Karditsa admitted that he ordered the opening of the embankment of the Kalentzis river, the night that storm Daniel was sweeping across Central Greece, an opening that led to the flooding and destruction of Palamas village. The admission confirms locals’ denouncements from the very first morning …
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January 27, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
These pictures with children crossing a make-shift bridge over a swollen river are not from some remote village in wild Nepal. These pictures with young students risking their lives walking on a hanging wire footbridge over the rushing waters of Evinos river are from Western Greece in January 2023. The …
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January 9, 2023
FEATURED, Society
A 29-year-old mother accused of throwing her 11-month-old baby into Aliakmonas river dam finally confessed to the crime during the re-enactment of the crime at the spot on Monday. Initially and right after her arrest on January 2st, the woman had claimed an accident saying that the baby crawled into …
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January 2, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
The body of an 11-month-old baby girl was found at the dam of Aliakmonas river by Veroia in northern Greece on Monday. Police arrested the baby’s 29-year-old mother who eventually confessed to have thrown the infant into the icy cold river waters on the New Year’s Eve.. It was the …
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December 27, 2022
animals
A white mink was spotted swimming in the cold waters of Kifissos river in Athens on Tuesday. It is the first time, the species Neovison vison was seen in the urban fabric of the Greek capital. The animal not only enjoyed the chilly water but it also approached the …
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August 23, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s top Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) decided on Tuesday evening to expand the fence along the Evros river, the natural border with Turkey, and to enhance patrols with all available means. Chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the meeting focused on the pressure Greece faces at its …
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April 17, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
One migrant woman from Africa was shot in the back and died on Saturday night as she was trying to cross the Evros river and reach Greece from Turkey together with other migrants. Her body was found floating in the river, close to a boat carrying migrants to Greece. The …
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August 13, 2020
Archeology
One of the things that would sound really strange to today’s Greeks would be to expect to see in the countryside elephants, hippos, and bison, but things were not always this way according to current research – wild mammals found today in Africa and in Asia were once roaming in …
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April 30, 2019
Refugees
A group of Turkish asylum seekers claimed that following an attempt to cross the Turkish border via the Evros River in northeastern Greece on Friday evening, they were pushed back to the Turkish side after being beaten by masked men with batons, the IPA news agency reported. Tuğba Özkan, a …
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October 25, 2018
Refugees
A migrant woman and her two underage children are reportedly missing in the Evros river the natural border between Greece and turkey. A 50-year-old Iraqi national reportedly turned to authorities saying that his wife and two children aged 12 and 3 went missing while they were crossing the river and …
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July 30, 2018
environment
A huge hole appeared on Mesogeion Avenue one of the main roads of Athens linking the city center to the suburbs in North-West. The asphalted ground reportedly sank in a dept of two meters. The subsidence occurred on Mesogeion Street in the height of Zagoras street in Ambelokipoi district of …
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July 20, 2018
Refugees
The body of the 36-year-old mother and the youngest among the three missing children, 12-month-old Bekir have been recovered on the Turkish side of the Evros river on Friday afternoon more than 24 hours after the boat capsized/ Turkish media report that the mother was holding the baby in her …
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July 19, 2018
Refugees
A woman and three children are reportedly missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers capsized in Evros river along the natural border between Greece and Turkey. the boat was reportedly carrying 9 people, all Turkish citizens fleeing purge. “A boat carrying Turkish purge victims was capsized on Evros …
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June 13, 2018
Politics, Refugees
Fewer refugees arriving in Greece from Turkey through the Evros river, but problems remain, says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in a report. The international agency urges efforts to ensure access to asylum and timely registration in Greece’s north-eastern Evros region. As dawn breaks over Greece’s north-eastern Evros region, …
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March 19, 2018
Refugees
A van carrying illegal migrants from Turkey to Greece fell into the river Evros after being chased by border guards. According to local media, the van tried to cross the river in order to escape from the border guards and it was swept away by the rushing waters. Fire brigades …
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March 14, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
The March of Hope of the desperate. The march through hills and mountains, streams and rivers. Hundreds of refugees started to walk through a dangerous passage on Monday in order to enter the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Carrying their children and some luggage, men, women, young and elderly …
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March 29, 2011
Very Mix
A sixty meters rift broke in the Mornos pipeline that carries water to the Greek capital. Masses of water were released flooding fields, houses and shops. Panic broke out among the residents who were warned almost at the last minute to flee the rushing water. Most affected was the Saranti village …
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