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Torrential Rains Cause Floods, Damages in Crete (video)

The torrential downpour on Saturday caused floods and damages in Crete, with the Sitia and Ierapetra areas suffering the most, as human lives were put in danger. More specifically, roads, homes and shops were flooded in the prefecture of Lassithi,...

Rainy Weather Causes Blackouts in Attica, Old Bridge in Danger

The continuous rainfall and strong winds that started on Friday evening across Greece caused blackouts in areas in Attica due to damages in the Laurion power station. Other areas that were hit hard by the stormy weather were Crete, Peloponnese,...

Severe Storms and Flooding Hit the Island of Crete (video)

The island of Crete has suffered a great deal of damage from the weather front which has swept through southern Greece since Thursday. Intense rainfall and storms have caused floods in the Chania region and many roads have been shut due...

State of Emergency Declared in Halkida, Greece After Flooding

Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in the town of Halkida on Evia after extensive flooding forced residents to evacuate their homes. The floods wreaked havoc in the areas of Dokos, Aghia Eleousa and Liani Ammos,...

Heartbreaking Video of Historic Greek Bridge in Ruins

Cretans watched in despair last week live on local television the collapse of the historic bridge over the Keriti River, near Chania, following the floods that hit the Greek island. The bridge which was built in 1908 and is a...

Antarctica-Like Landscape Forms in Central Greece

A polar-like landscape has formed in Evritania, central Greece, thanks to the snowstorm that struck the area during the last several days. The storm was part of the front dubbed "Oceanis," which is responsible for dumping huge amounts of...

Greece Braces for More Snow as Cold Front Barrels Down from the North

Weather conditions in Greece are expected to take a sharp turn for the worse beginning on Friday and deteriorating even more as the weekend goes on. Extremely cold air masses from the North Pole are expected to head toward Greece...

Dark Veil of African Dust Covers Southern Greece

Dust and from Africa covered the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete on Friday as southerly winds transported enormous quantities of dust and extremely fine sand across the Mediterranean from the Sahara Desert. A dusky yellowish hue was seen in...

Magical Scenes of Naoussa's Snow-Covered St. Nicholas Park

Majestic nature scenes have been captured by photographers all over Greece as successive weather fronts swept during the first week of 2019 brought freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall to every corner of the land. A new drone video showing the pristine...

A Bird's Eye View of Athens Covered in Snow (video)

The Greek capital is covered by a blanket of snow on Tuesday as a weather system dubbed Tilemachos pushed down temperatures and brought widespread snowfall in many parts of Greece. Watch this spectacular drone video by Up Drones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=1_AOknOYZtg

Athens Covered in Snow

The Greek capital lay covered in a blanket of snow on Tuesday as a weather system dubbed Telemachos pushed down temperatures and brought widespread snowfall to many parts of Greece. Police stopped all traffic overnight on both the Athens-Thessaloniki and...

Three Dead in Greece After Downpour Turns Creek Into Torrent

Greece's fire service discovered on Sunday the bodies of two men who had been missing since a downpour on Thursday. The bodies of both men were recovered from a creek southeast of Athens. The two men, 67 and 64 years...

Half of Greece Covered in Snow; Conditions to Worsen Monday

About 51 percent of Greece is currently blanketed in snow -- varying from a light dusting of snow to debilitating snowfall -- thanks to the two successive weather fronts, “Rafail” and “Sophia”. Satellite data detailed above from the National Observatory of...

Breathtaking Drone Video of Snow-Covered Meteora

The sandstone peaks and monasteries of Meteora in central Greece were blanketed by snow on Friday morning, creating a rare and stunning spectacle. Meteora is a huge rock formation which has on its slopes no less than 24 monasteries. The...

Much of Greece Covered in Blanket of Snow (video)

Many regions throughout Greece will see snowfall on Thursday, even in relatively low-lying areas, as part of the phenomena caused by the "Sophia" weather system. According to the latest forecast by the National Observatory of Athens' Meteo service, snowfall will...