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Greece Braces for Severe Storms After Heat And Wildfires

Following a long period of extremely high temperatures and strong winds, which contributed to the spread of devastating wildfires on Evia, Greece is preparing for an autumnal change in the weather, beginning on Friday night. According to a forecast issued...

Ryanair Plane Hit By Lightning Over Paphos; No Injuries Reported

A Boeing 737-8AS aircraft belonging to the Ryanair fleet was hit by a lightning strike over Cypriot airspace on Tuesday night. The plane, which took off from Riga, Latvia, was heading to Paphos international airport in Cyprus when the incident...

Driving Through the Greek Mega-Storm: A Scene from a Horror Movie (video)

Dramatic footage has emerged shot by the passengers of a car traveling along the Silata - Kallikratia route in Greece's Halkidiki when the deadly storm hit the region on Wednesday night. The footage, which has gone viral, shows how the...

Drone Videos Capture Destruction Caused by Deadly Storm in Northern Greece

Dramatic drone footage has emerged showing the damage caused to homes after a violent storm ripped through one of Greece's top tourist areas killing seven and injuring at least 23. Six tourists including two children were killed - two each...

Death Toll Rises to 7, as Greece Remains in Shock After Mega-Storm

The death toll has risen to seven from Wednesday's massive storm that relentlessly hit the popular tourist region of Halkidiki in Northern Greece's Central Macedonia. Among the seven people who lost their lives from the extreme weather are six foreign...

Witnesses Describe Tragic Death of Mother and 8-Year-Old Son in Greek Storm

Eyewitnesses on Thursday described how the storm that hit Greece's Halkidiki region led to the death of a 55-year-old Romanian tourist and her 8-year-old son who at the time were dining at a taverna. The two were among six foreign...

Chilling Moment Lightning Hits Thessaloniki Building Captured on Video

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, was also affected by the deadly storm that hit nearby Halkidiki on Wednesday evening. Video captured by a cell phone shows the scary moment lighting hits a building in the center of the city. There were...

Moment Deadly Storm Hits Greece's Halkidiki Captured on Video

The moment when the deadly storm hit Halkidiki in northern Greece on Wednesday evening was captured on video. At least six people, including two children, died as severe gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck the region. Tourists from the Czech Republic,...

Greek Resort in Ruins After Deadly Storm (video)

Footage shot on Thursday morning shows the devastation caused by the storm that hit Halkidiki region in northern Greece late on Wednesday. The beach at the resort of Nea Plaghia looks it has been bombed. Businesses next to the beach have been...

Six Dead as Unprecedented Weather Conditions Hit Greece

At least six people, including two children, died as severe gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck the Halkidiki region in northern Greece late on Wednesday, authorities said. Tourists from the Czech Republic, Romania and Russia were among those who died...