Ianos
Environment
Medicanes Might Follow Fires, Bringing More Devastation to Greece
Following August's catastrophic fires in Greece, scientists are warning of floods in the affected areas that could bring more devastation if a "medicane" hits.
A medicane is a tropical-like cyclone originating in the Mediterranean. The weather phenomenon devasted parts of...
Greece
Summer Rainstorm Causes Torrential Rains in Greece
A major summer storm hit Greece, particularly Attica, where Athens is located, on Friday afternoon, battering the country with heavy rains.
The rainstorm seemed to come out of nowhere on Friday afternoon, as sunny, clear blue skies suddenly turned grey...
Greece
Greek Man Devotes Life to Feeding the Hungry
Konstantinos Polychronopoulos, founder of charity "The Other Human," works tirelessly feeding the hungry in Greece in the wake of disasters.
Greece
Greece’s Weather Set Records for Rain and Heat in 2020
Last year's weather broke records, not only for high temperatures but also for rainfall levels throughout Greece.
Greece
Greek Man Devotes Life to Feeding the Hungry
Konstantinos Polychronopoulos, founder of charity "The Other Human," works tirelessly feeding the hungry in Greece in the wake of disasters.
Greece
Greece Braces for More Storms as Severe Weather Forecasted for This Weekend
Greece once again faces, just as it did last week, another weekend of severe weather, before the Ionian Islands and other regions of the country have even finished cleaning up the extensive damage caused by the Ianos weather system.
Meteo,...
Greece
Woman Missing after Karditsa Flooding Found Dead
Tragically, the 43-year-old woman who was missing after the disastrous flooding brought by the storm Ianos destroyed parts of Karditsa, has now been found dead.
She was discovered 7-9 km (4.3 - 5.6 miles) from where her empty car had...
Greece
PM Mitsotakis Tours Devastated Karditsa Area, Promises Swift Aid
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday promised flood-stricken homeowners and businesses in Karditsa that the government will stand at their side and act to help them with "speed and determination." He made his remarks as he departed from Mouzaki,...
Greece
Helicopters Evacuate Stranded Residents of Flooded Greek Village
Greek authorities used helicopters on Tuesday to evacuate six residents of a village near Karditsa, Thessaly, who had been stranded by the floods caused by the rare "Medicane" storm which hit the country over the weekend.
The village of Oxia...
Greece
Ianos: Three Dead in Thessaly; Widespread Destruction Around the Country
Since it made landfall in Greece on Thursday, the rare Mediterranean hurricane Ianos has caused the deaths of three people in Thessaly and widespread destruction around the country.
In the region of Thessaly, located south of Macedonia, entire towns were...