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Debris From Evia Floods Washes up on Attica Coastline
The Attican shoreline at Dilesi and Oropos, just across from Eretria on the large island of Evia, has been turned into what looks like a landfill in the aftermath of the incredibly destructive floods which hit the island over...
Environment
Warning for Floods in Attica as Cyclone Expected to Hit 3/4 of Greece (video)
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...
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Greek Prosecutor Summons Attica Governor over Deadly Attica Floods
The governor of the prefecture of Attica, Rena Dourou, has been summoned by a prosecutor as a suspect for the floods west of Athens in 2017 that claimed the lives of 23 people.
According to Kathimerini daily, other local officials...
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Recent Attica Floods Linked to Climate Change, European Scientists Say
"An event like the recent Greek flood cannot be called a 'natural disaster' without recognising the man-made causes exacerbating such events," according to scientists participating in the 7th annual general assembly of the European Network of Scientists for Social...
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Five People still Missing after Attica Floods
One of the six people reported missing following the flood in Mandra was found safe and in good health by rescue teams earlier on Thursday. The man has been reported missing by his relatives.
He was located by rescuers in...
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Beach in Attica Turned into a Swamp Following Deadly Floods (photos)
The beach in the small town of Nea Peramos, was turned into a swamp following the floods that caused more than a dozen deaths in western Attica.
As seen in the photos the sea is filled with mud and rubble.
Boats...
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Greek Prosecutor Orders Investigation into Deadly Attica Floods
The head of the First-Instance Court Prosecutor's Office Ilias Zagoreos on Wednesday ordered an urgent investigation into the lethal flooding in the west Attica towns of Nea Peramos and Mandra, following heavy rainfall in the area, to determine the...
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Drone Captures Devastation in Attica Following Deadly Floods (video)
Dramatic footage from a drone shows the devastation caused by flooding in many parts of Attica, west of Athens.
Roads and apartment buildings are seen sinking into the mud and cars have been swept away.
At least seven people were killed...
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More than a Dozen People Die in Floods in Mandra, Attica (video)
At least 15 people, ten men and five women, were killed in the town of Mandra, west of Athens in the most deadly such incident in recent years.
A torrent of red mud swept through towns west of the capital...
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Fourth Person Found Dead Following Floods in Attica, 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...
Environment
Why The Risk of Floods Increases Exponentially After Forest Fires
After the onset of forest fires, many pray for rain to come, hoping it will extinguish the flames.
Greece
Compensations for Flood Damages in Attica to Reach 12.3 Million Euros
Insurance companies may be called to pay 12.3 million euros in compensations to residents of western Attica due to the damages suffered by the deadly floods that hit the area last November, the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies said...
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US Sailors Clean-Up Greek Cemetery Devastated by Floods (video)
Following the disastrous floods in Mandra, west Attica, a group of 8 U.S. sailors from the USNS Trenton, participated in a clean-up project for the town's cemetery, which took a devastating blow.
The USNS Trenton, crewed by nearly 80 U.S....
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Actions Agreed at Regional Conferences will be Implemented, PM Tsipras Promises W. Attica Mayors
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday emphasised the importance of implementing the things agreed on at the regional conferences on development taking place throughout the country. In a brief speech at a meeting with Attica governor Rena Dourou, the...
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Anger Simmers in Greece Two Weeks After Deadly Floods
Residents of the flood-stricken region of western Attica can, as of Wednesday, apply for an aid of 5,000 euros, to start rebuilding their homes.
Two weeks after the floods that claimed the lives of 23 people, residents of Mandra and...