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The forest fire in Evia went out of control on Tuesday noon due to strong winds blowing with intensity 5 and 6 Beaufort thus changing the direction of the blaze. Dramatic hours for locals who have to evacuate their villages. Very thick smog covers the broader area creating a suffocating …
Read More »Andros Mayor at odds with Leonardo DiCaprio over sea pollution
A war of words has broken out between the mayor of the island of Andros, Theodosis Sousousis, and Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio over the sea pollution in the Cyclades island. Reason is a video uploaded by DiCaprio in which it shows the seabed of the island full of plastic bags …
Read More »Athens smoke due to forest fires: KEELPNO advice for vulnerable people
Are you a resident of Athens and suffering from burning eyes or coughing on Tuesday? Did you wake up in the morning smelling “something was burning”? Is the view is the area you live “blur”? It is because of the smoke caused by the forest and wild fires burning in …
Read More »Evia: Settlement, monastery evacuated, NATURA Narrow Forest on fire
The forest fire in central Evia seems to be out of control due to powerful winds blowing in the area. The thick smoke of burning pine trees have reached Attica and capital Athens. On fire is the narrow forest Dirfys protected by NATURA 2000. The fire is near three village …
Read More »Jellyfish Alert: Google Map Application for Greece’s beaches
A pioneering application was created by Google: The application shows beaches in Greece where jellyfish have appeared. According to the application, jellyfish is currently in eight beaches across the country: in Avlaki beach in Porto Rafti, East Attica, in Kantare of Corinth, in Anavros, Liri and Kritharia, Magnesia, in Neoi …
Read More »Kostas Arvanitis: Hero who saved dozens from Mati fire passes away
Fisherman Kostas Arvanitis, the hero who rescued 70 people during the deadly fires in Mati in July 2018 passed away over the weekend. He was 70 years old and was fighting against cancer. There should be a small birthday party on 23. July 2018 with family and a few friends. …
Read More »Decongration of islands, acceleration of asylum procedures is Gov’t priorities
A new ‘corridor’ of refugee and migrants flows has been formed in the last months between Alexandroupolis and Samothrace, in North-East Greece, Deputy Minister for Migration Policy at the Foreign Ministry, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, said in an interview with Kathimerini newspaper. “At the same time, we see a 44-percent increase in …
Read More »Perseids meteor shower reaches peak on Monday – Make a Wish :)
The most spectacular summer shower of shooting stars, the meteor shower of Perseids, will reach its peak on Monday to Tuesday dawn. It will be visible on the sky of Greece and on the north hemisphere sky in general. Those who will stay awake will have the opportunity, if the …
Read More »Series of moderate earthquakes strike Crete, biggest 4.8R
A moderate earthquake struck with magnitude 4.8 R the sea area North off the island of Crete at 10:58 a.m. on Monday morning. According to Geodynamics Institute, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 68km off Agios Nikolaos in East Crete. It occurred in a depth of 55 km. No …
Read More »Wild fire in East Athens: Two houses burned down, settlements evacuated
Two houses have been burned down and two others were partly damaged due to the wildfire that broke in the east slopes of Hymettus Mountain in East Athens in the early morning hours of Monday. Residents in the area woke up hearing police urging them with megaphones to evacuate their …
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