The worst flood in Greece’s modern history, which transformed the Thessaly Plain into a lake within just a few hours, consuming people, animals, homes and livelihoods, has cast a dark shadow over society. What’s more, it comes just after the massive ecological disaster at Evros.
Bulgaria’s nomination as country of honor at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair may come as a surprise at first. This is an honor that is usually reserved for countries with a powerful economy and significant investment interest in the host country.
The September triple witching and the index rebalancing sent turnover at the Greek stock market soaring on Friday.
The cost of natural disasters is becoming increasingly unbearable. It is easy to say that infrastructure and buildings must be more resilient, but it is impossible to tear the entire country down and rebuild it from scratch.
Greece will face Slovakia this weekend in a Davis Cup match at the Kallimarmaro Stadium in Athens and Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas stressed that the team’s efforts “will also be for the people affected by the deadly floods in Thessaly.”
The Hellenic Armed Forces’ more direct and active involvement in civil protection and institutional changes are on the horizon, as part of the government’s effort to strengthen response capabilities in the event of catastrophic weather events like storm Daniel.
Greece is in a better position for this coming winter than it was last year, as a national threat assessment report for the coming winter does not indicate a significant lack of natural gas supplies in the country, Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Alexandra Sdoukou said in Warsaw on Thursday.
One lane in each direction of the main highway connecting Greece’s north and south was opened to traffic on Friday evening, Fire Brigade spokesperson Yiannis Artopios said during a daily briefing in Larrissa.
The extended pre-trial detention of an ethnic Greek Albanian citizen who was elected mayor of the town of Himare and his inability to be sworn in in prison is “casting serious shadow” on the relations between the two countries, Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Oikonomou said on Friday.
Karditsa Municipality crews disinfect streets and standing water to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in central Greece. With water still covering large areas and animal carcasses scattered across fields, the health threat in the aftermath of the flooding caused by storm Daniel remains acute.