January 19, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Ferries were forbidden to sail from the ports of Zakynthos and Kefalonia on Thursday morning, January 19, due to strong winds blowing in the southern Ionian Sea. According to Levante Ferries, the ferries from Poros (Kefalonia) to Kyllini departing at 9:00, from Zakynthos to Kyllini departing at 09:45 and from …
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October 30, 2022
Earthquake, Society
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Zakynthos at 10.49 a.m. on Sunday morning, October 30, 2022. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 58 kilometers southwest of the village of Agios Leontas and had a focal depth of 10 kilometers. No …
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September 8, 2022
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
A earthquake stroke with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale between the islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. Greece’s Geodynamic Institute announced. The tremor occurred at 10:36 Thursday morning 70 km West of Zakunthos and 57km South-West of Lixouri on Kefalonia. It focal depth was …
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August 9, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
A picture from the iconic shipwreck beach, the Navagio on the island of Zakynthos is stirring the spirits in Greece on Tuesday. The picture shows a pile of trash, including water bottles, beer cans and God knows what else on top of each other or next to each other is …
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May 26, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism
A wooden lifeguard tower was installed right in front of Greece’s most famous and most photographed beach, the Navagio, the Shipwreck of Zakynthos. The issue triggered strong reactions among the locals, an outrage on social media and had ministers to intervene to have the tower removed. The wooden construction was …
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March 31, 2022
environment
Two forest fires broke out in the mountains of Zakynthos on Thursday night with stormy winds blowing with intensity of over 9 Beaufort. One the fire is in the area between Kambi and Exo Chora and the other in the area of Spiliotissa in Orthonies. The immediate intervention of the …
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November 26, 2021
FEATURED, weather
Torrential rainfalls and stormy winds hit the islands of Zakynthos on Friday morning causing major damages in homes and businesses and infrastructure. Roads, homes, shops and hotels were flooded, landslides blocked main roads, solar heaters flew in the air and pergolas were found tens of meters away. Kalamaki via ermisnews.gr …
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July 12, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
British tourists tested positive to Covid-19 and ordered to isolate in a quarantine hotel on the island of Zakynthos fled the facility and attempted to travel back to UK. The four British women were on holiday in Zakynthos, when they developed mild coronavirus symptoms and underwent rapid tests the previous …
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October 5, 2020
environment
Firefighters struggled all night to bring the wildfire in Volimes, Zakynthos under control. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon near the village Volimes on Zakynthos and burned a pine forest over the popular beach of the famous shipwreck Navagio. The firefighters set the blaze under control at very adverse …
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September 17, 2020
weather
The Regional Civil Protection Secretariat of the Ionian islands has issued a warning on Thursday afternoon urging the restriction of people’s movement at the island of Zakynthos from Thursday evening until late night Friday, as Mmedicane “Ianos” is approaching the region, state-run news agency amna reported. The Regional government of …
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September 17, 2020
FEATURED, weather
The islands of Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Ithaki in the Ionian Sea and the regions on Achaia, Arkadia, Messinia in Peloponnese and Aitoloakarnania in western Greece have been declared in state of “special civil protection mobilization” Thursday noon due to Medicane Ianos. The decision was announced by head of Civil Protections …
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September 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Head of Greek Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said on Tuesday, that the epidemiological data on some islands do not justify England’s decision to put them on quarantine list and place arrivals on quarantine. Specifically, he spoke about the islands of Tinos, Serifos and Zakynthos. Speaking at the live briefing on …
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September 4, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
“Dozens of drunk British tourists ignore social distancing to pack onto a Zante (Zakynthos) party boat – as one admits ‘I feel so stupid’ after he and seven friends came home with Covid-19,” report UK’s media and express their anger about the young Brits who ignore all kinds of measures …
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August 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Passengers who were on a flight from Zante – the Greek island of Zakynthos – to Cardiff in Wales last week have been told to isolate after it was identified as the source of at least seven confirmed coronavirus cases, Public Health Wales said on Sunday. Health officials said that …
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July 7, 2020
Social
A tourist was found hanged in a hotel room on the island of Zakynthos of Tuesday night. Local reports say that the woman ended her own life. The 45-year-old woman from the Czech Republic was visiting the island alone. She had booked a room in a hotel in Keri area. …
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January 17, 2020
Earthquake
An earthquake rattled the island of Zakynthos (Zante) in the Ionian Sea with magnitude 4.6 R early Friday evening. Several seismological institutes reported the earthquake magnitude also with 4.9 R The epicenter was in the sea area, 23.8 km South-West of the island. The focal depth of the earthquake was …
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October 12, 2019
Earthquake
Two earthquakes measuring 4.4 and 4.3 on the Richter scale stroke the island of Zakynthos (Zante) on Saturday. The epicenter of both earthquakes was in the sea area South of the islands in the Ionian Sea. The first tremor hit with 4.4 R at 01:43 a.m., its epicenter was in …
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September 16, 2019
environment
The forest fire on the island of Zakynthos was still in progress on Monday, although firefighters struggled all through the night against the flames. The overall situation was much improved. Also in Loutraki in the Gulf of Corinth the big fire was abating. However, firefighters are on alert as winds …
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August 5, 2019
environment
Zakynthos, one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations is at risk of ecological and economical disaster as drilling companies prepare to exploit thousands of kilometres of land, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned. The Greek government has allocated 17,000 square kilometres of Zakynthos to oil companies, leading …
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June 24, 2019
Social
A pensioner from Bridgend, Wales in the UK, has been missing since middle of June on the Greek island of Zakynthos (Zante). John Tossell, 73, had gone for a walk to the monastery on Mount Skopos near the villiage of Argassi in Zante on Monday, June 17, but did not …
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