Greece

Eighteen minor tremors of up to 2.8 on the Richter scale have been recorded since early Tuesday morning, along the eastern Attica coastline between Rafina and Nea Makri. "It is a swarm of tremors. We are monitoring the phenomenon. Historically,...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the areas north of Athens that were severely damaged from the wildfire that was burning forest areas and houses for three days. Tsipras flew by helicopter over the fire-stricken areas and met with exhausted...

The fire near Athens has been burning unchecked for a third day, damaging dozens of homes. It had started in Kalamos, a coastal holiday spot some 45 km northeast of the capital, and spread to three more towns. A state...

A large wildfire broke out in Stamata, East Attica on Tuesday afternoon, and residents have been evacuated.

Official data on the numbers of new arrivals of refugees and migrants on the islands of the Northern Aegean in Greece was made public on Friday, November 1. A staggering 6,868 new migrant arrivals were recorded in the region of...

The Mediterranean Cyclone reached the Peloponnese coast on Saturday morning and hit with 12 Beaufort rage, causing a blackout in Pylos, and expected to hit three-fourths of Greece, with meteorologists warning of floods in Attica. Despite the latest meteorological forecast...

Detailed maps showing the extent of the burnt areas in eastern Attica were released on Monday, by the forest fires monitoring centre at the National Observatory of Athens. Using a system of Drones/UAV for high resolution spatial analysis, the centre...

The wildfires in the eastern seaside suburbs of Athens that claimed 84 lives so far are among the deadliest in Europe this century, an AFP report says. Specifically, in June 2017 in Portugal, 64 people lost their lives and 250...

Violent burglaries in Greece are on the rise over the past few months, according to the Greek Police (ELAS). ELAS' official figures show that there have been an increase in the number of armed robberies around Attica, where groups of...

Bill is a resident of the rehabilitation unit for orphaned seals at the Attica Zoological Park outside of Athens. The young Mediterranean monk seal, also known as Monachus monachus, was found on a beach at a holiday resort in northern Greece...

A man was found dead in the Menidi stream in Eastern Attica on Wednesday evening. Preliminary reports attribute his death to drowning and place it approximately four days ago, according to Greek media reports. Most of the middle-aged man's body was covered...

Former Attica Bishop Panteleimon Bezenitis was found dead at Vgethi beach, Keratea, in northeastern Attica, on Wednesday, July 2. According to Greek news, the former Bishop lost his life while swimming in the region, where his summer-house is located. The body was...

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that the earthquake whose epicenter was in Amfiklia, a town in the Phthiotis regional unit, had a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale. According to the same source, the focal depth of the quake...

Seventy two years ago today, the Greek hospital ship Attica was sunk by an Axis Powers air raid on the night between April 11th and 13th. The requisited ship had 362 beds and was sailing that night by the...

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