Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which is currently under construction, was not damaged by a major earthquake that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, said an official from the Russian company building the plant.
The European Union’s top foreign policy official says ten member states are providing urban search and rescue teams to help Turkey deal with massive earthquake damage.
More than 2 million voters no longer identify with the traditional ideological classifications of “left,” “center” and “right,” recent polls have indicated.
Electricity has been restored across Attica following heavy snowfall due to the ‘Barbara’ weather front according to Greek power grid operator DEDDIE on Monday. The operator announced that its repair crews, along with contracted partners, remain on standby.
A second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck southeastern Turkey’s Kahramanmaras region on Monday, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.
In a Foreign Ministry statement on Twitter, Greece has expressed solidarity with the people of Turkey and Syria following Monday’s massive earthquake that has so far claimed more than 1,300 lives. It added that Greece is ready to offer assistance.
The 3rd “The Greeks Are Back” Conference will take place on November 9 and 10, 2023, at Τhe Margi Hotel in Vouliagmeni.
Greece is sending an EMAK disaster response team to assist Turkey with the rescue efforts in the wake of Monday’s powerful earthquake.
At least 912 people were killed and more than 5,000 people were injured due to a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck central Turkey, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
A pre-eminent member of the Greek-American community, Angelo Tsakopoulos, is being honored by Kathimerini in Washington on Monday with the “Ηγέτης” (leader) award for his outstanding contribution to Hellenism over the decades.