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Femicide in Laconia Marks 15th Woman Killed In Greece in 2021

"I probably killed my wife," were the first words heard in a call to police in the early hours of Monday morning. A 40-year-old Albanian man in Laconia made the call, allegedly committing Greece's 15th femicide this year. According to...

Beautiful Ghost Town in Greece to Get New Life (video)

The story of the people of Vamvakou, a village in the Lakonia region in the Peloponnese, is truly fascinating by any measure. But the story of the village's revival may be an even greater one, as local people are...

Two Workers Killed by Fumes in Waste Treatment Shaft in Lakonia; Two Injured

Two workers were killed and two were injured during work inside a biological waste treatment shaft in the town of Skala, Lakonia, on Tuesday. According to initial reports on the circumstances surrounding the incident, a 51-year-old Bulgarian national was cleaning...

Wildfire Spreads Due to Strong Winds; Greek Villages Evacuated

At least two Greek villages and a children’s summer camp in Lakonia, Peloponnese, were evacuated due to a wildfire that broke out around 3:45 am on Friday, July 17. Authorities have rushed to the scene but the fire is...

BBC Two Presents Documentary on the Sunken City of Pavlopetri

One of the oldest submerged archaeological town sites in the world is located underwater off the coast of southern Lakonia in Greece. BBC Two follows the workings of a group of experts from the UK and Greece to digitally re-create...

Fire in Lakonia

 Ongoing fire is spreading around the rural area of Kafionas, Mani in the town of Lakonia. Twenty fire men in nine fire trucks and an aircraft are attempting to extinguish the fire.

Fire in Lakonia and Lesbos

In Lakonia, fire fighters have been fighting a massive forest fire for more than 24 hours, and have finally managed to bring the blaze partly under control. 32 fire fighters and 17 vehicles have been involved in the fire...