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Homes Damaged in Lesvos Landslide

Homes and vehicles were seriously damaged on Friday evening following a landslide near the town of Plomari on the Greek island of Lesvos. Huge rocks detached from a hill overlooking the town and fell on the buildings underneath. No injuries were...

Corinth Canal Closed Temporarily After Landslide

The canal on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, was closed to large vessels on Thursday afternoon after the rocks on one side of...

Water in Zakynthos' Famous 'Shipwreck Beach' Changes Color after Landslide (video)

A landslide caused by the recent earthquake which rocked the island of Zakynthos has resulted in the pristine turquoise waters of the island's famous Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach turning white. This has occurred as a result of rocks which have...

Greece Shuts Down Navagio Beach After Landslide

Greek authorities decided to shut down the beach of Navagio in the island of Zakynthos after the landslide on Thursday that injured at least three people. The decision was made on the grounds of safety issues by the port authority...

7 Injured, 1 Hospitalized after Landslide on Zakynthos' Navagio Beach

  According to the officials of the Ministry of Digital Policy, the General Hospital of Zakynthos (Zante) was mobilized to treat injured tourists who were caught in the landslide at the famous Navagio Beach on Greece's island of Zakynthos. Updated reports say...

Dramatic Moment Landslide Hits Famous Greek Beach Captured on Video

A tourist was injured on Thursday following a landslide at the world-renowned beach of Navagio in the Greek island of Zakynthos. He was transferred to the Zakynthos General Hospital, while an emergency team from the local Fire Brigade (EMAK) is...

Corinth Canal to Shut Down for 15 Days Due to Landslide (video)

The Corinth Canal will shut down for about 15 days after heavy rainfall caused a mass landslide, according to the Peloponnese and Ionian Islands Region authority. The Port Authority has banned the passage of ships from the canal. Ships will...

Landslide-Hit Village in Western Macedonia 'Should be Evacuated Immediately'

A prominent Greek geologist warned that the Agioi Anargyri village in western Macedonia; which was hit by a landslide last June caused from works at the nearby mine, “should be evacuated immediately". Professor of Applied Geology at the University of...

Mining-Induced Landslide in Greece Buries €500 Mln Worth of Lignite, Costs 1,700 Jobs

The mining-induced landslide on the Amyntaio mountain on Saturday buried 500 million worth of lignite under 80 million cubic meters of earth and forced the permanent evacuation of the nearby Anargyroi village. The 182 residents of Anargyroi, in the slope...