The Medical Association of Magnesia in central Greece, one of the two regions hit badly by torrential rain last week, recommended a new postponement for the start of the school year citing serious health risks due to the contamination of the water supply system.
The Supreme Court prosecutor has ordered an inquiry into specific projects and their funding in the region of Thessaly that was devastated by the recent floods.
The Armed Forces have been mobilized to assist in the effort to collect dead livestock in the areas affected by storm Daniel last week, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced Thursday.
Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 20 on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said on Thursday.
Days after Storm Daniel passed through Greece, Thessaly – Greece’s agricultural heartland – is still under water, with locals describing apocalyptic scenes.
Greek authorities are expecting the results of two DNA tests to identify the remains of a man and a woman who were found on Mount Pelion in the last few days.
The pharmacies of Attica will remain closed on Thursday due to an official holiday of the sector.
“Bulgaria and Greece form a strategic axis of stability which provides stability and perspectives for sustainable development and growth for the entire region,” President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
In the wake of the horrific floods in Thessaly, the government is re-evaluating its objectives, prioritizing compensation for victims and discarding or postponing subsequent benefits that were initially slated to be announced at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).
Health authorities are closely monitoring citizens’ visits to medical units in the areas affected by storm Daniel in order to detect and pre-empt potential outbreaks of infectious diseases. Deputy Health Minister Eirini Agapidaki has reported that on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1,396 citizens visited 26 National Health System health units in the regional units of Larissa,…