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Greece Braces for More Bad Weather as ''Geryon'' Weather System Approaches

The severe weather front dubbed "Geryon", is expected to affect Greece with heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and particularly strong southerly winds from Sunday, November 24 to Tuesday, November 26. According to a warning issued by the National Observatory of Athens' ''Meteo''...

Bad Weather Causes Severe Damage in Achaia & Nafpaktos, Greece

  Heavy rainfall caused severe damage in the areas of Achaia on Saturday and Sunday in the Peloponnese and in Aetolia-Acarnania, in Central Greece. Houses flooded, road pavements were damaged and automobiles were destroyed. Firefighters helped free people who were trapped...

Still Autumn? Bad Weather Persists in Most Parts of Greece

The inclement weather in Greece will continue from Monday through Wednesday and in some parts of the country, even Thursday, the National Observatory of Athens ''meteo'' service reported on Monday. Rain and scattered showers will begin on Monday afternoon in...

More Bad Weather To Hit Greece With Low Temperatures and Storms

The current sunny spell is expected to give way to another extended bout of stormy and showery weather, starting on Sunday afternoon, the National Observatory of Athens weather service ''Meteo'' said on Saturday. A low pressure front, whose center is...

Bad Weather Behind Drop in Migrant Arrivals

Bad weather is being cited as the reason behind a significant drop in the number of migrants and refugees landing on the islands of the northern Aegean in the last 15 days. Two arrivals involving 76 people were recorded on...

Trains Cancelled on Athens-Thessaloniki Line Due to Bad Weather

The Greek trains operator TRAINOSE announced that several scheduled train journeys between Athens, Larisa and Thessaloniki will be cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday due to problems caused by snow falling on the tracks between Thessaloniki and Lamia. Cancellations on Wednesday...

Bad Weather Conditions Intercept Refugees Arrival on Lesvos

The adverse weather conditions that prevail across the country have, at least temporarily intercepted the migrants and refugees inflow to Lesvos in the last 24 hours. Only 17 persons have been identified at Moria hotspot while according to authorities 2,854...

Huge Influx of Migrants to Greece Unaffected by Bad Weather

A huge inflow of migrants and refugees to Athens continued on Saturday as more than 2,500 people arrived to Greece's capital from the Greek island of Lesvos. Despite the extremely bad weather conditions last week - and ignoring the high drowning risk- smuggling boats...

Bad Weather Hits Greece with Snow and Low Temperatures

Snowfall and freezing temperatures have hampered traffic in several parts of the country as a result of the new wave of bad weather that has hit Greece as of early Monday. Snow chains are necessary in the region of...

Bad Weather in Greece Causes Blackouts

Many areas in Athens, Greece are without electricity today, due to the abrupt weather change and the strong winds that started Monday evening. In Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio in Attica, as well as in the Rio-Antirio crossing in Western Greece,...

1 Dead and 2 Missing in Rhodes Due to Bad Weather [update]

One person is confirmed dead and two are missing in Rhodes, Greece because of the unprecedented storm that hit the island. The disaster that struck Rhodes unfortunately left one woman dead. The woman went missing around noon, after being dragged...

2 Missing in Rhodes Due to Bad Weather

Two people are missing in Rhodes, Greece because of the unprecedented storm that hit the island. According to what eyewitnesses revealed in the newspaper “RHODES,” two people were blown away from the bridge of Kremasti as they were trying to...

More Bad Weather in Attica, Thessaloniki and the Ionian Sea

After yesterday's downpour, the National Hellenic Meteorological Service (EMY) announced that the stormy weather would continue and the areas that will be most affected are Attica, Thessaloniki, and the Ionian islands. The sudden rainstorms that occurred on Monday caused many...

Athens: Bad Weather Causing Serious Problems

The bad weather in Athens has been causing serious problems since this morning, while fire services have received over 30 calls concerning tree falls. The fire services said that early this morning, a roof fell on a taxi causing injury...

Bad Weather Increases the Price of Olives

The British newspaper Daily Mail has an extensive article on its internet page, for the price of olives in Greece. The bad weather in Greece led to shortage in harvest. Sometimes the price of olives rise by 50 percent...