An SMS message via the 112 emergency number has been sent to residents of the Thessaly region, the regional unit of Fthiotida, the northern part of the island of Evia and the Sporades Islands warning of strong storms and hailstorms.
More than 100,000 had voted in the runoff for the leadership of the lefft-wing, main opposition SYRIZA party by 5 p.m.
Total resources that could even approach 3 billion euros can be leveraged, if deemed necessary, in order to repair the infrastructure damage to the areas hit by Storm Daniel.
76 illegal immigrants were located and rescued on Saturday in a large operation organized by the Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Center of the Coast Guard southeast of the Aegean island of Astypalaia.
A 25-year-old driver died on Sunday morning in the Pella region in northern Greece, when the tractor he was driving overturned.
The recent disasters, wildfires and flooding, raised questions about the effectiveness of regional and local authorities to combat them.
A series of sweeping changes to laws regulating the market for short-term property rentals via online platforms, such as Airbnb, is being planned by Greece’s national economy and finance ministry, which will soon introduce the new measures.
A new wave of bad weather is expected from Monday until at least Thursday. An interministerial meeting began on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection to discuss precautionary measures.
Stefanos Kasselakis, candidate for the main opposition party SYRIZA presidency, was verbally attacked after casting his vote at the polling station in New Smyrni on Sunday.
A 42-year-old man was arrested for an armed robbery in a jewelry store in the city center of Thessaloniki on Saturday.