Amidst extreme weather and destruction by floods and wildfires, September 7 marks the 24th anniversary of another deadly natural disaster: the 1999 earthquake in Athens that left 145 people dead and destroyed tens of thousands of buildings and homes.
Greek firefighters recovered the body of a man from a stream in central Greece on Thursday, bringing the country’s death toll from floods to four after severe rainstorms turned streets into raging torrents, hurled cars into the sea and washing away roads and bridges. Another six people were missing.
The environmental organization WWF Hellas has expressed its outrage at the devastating forest fires, stating it was the second worst summer in Greece’s modern history and that about half of the areas burned were in protected areas. It referred to the forest fire control system as a failure and the electrical transmission system as a…
A 49-year-old livestock farmer from central Greece who had gone missing since Wednesday amid a severe storm was found dead shortly before noon on Thursday by rescuers, the Fire Department said.
Attica Group CEO Spyros Paschalis submitted his resignation, the company announced on Thursday, a few hours after the death of a 36-year-old man who was trying to board a passenger ferry operated by the company.
The 29th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights will introduce audiences to some of the best independent productions of the year.
Greece’s foreign minister held a much anticipated meeting with his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday in which the two sides agreed on a “roadmap” to revive high-level contacts between their countries and seek “new approaches” to problems as part of an effort to improve ties.
European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas on Thursday said the European Commission is “in close contact” with the Greek authorities to support those affected and will assist with the recovery efforts that will be required after the destruction caused by storm Daniel.
The European Union’s Copernicus climate change panel has stated that last August was the warmest on record globally, and also the third month in a row to establish such a record after the hottest ever June and July.