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Miltiadis Varvitsiotis caused outrage by appearing to express sympathy for accused crew membersGreece’s merchant marine minister has resigned over the death of a ferry passenger who was allegedly forcefully pushed into the sea last week.Miltiadis Varvi…
Death toll reaches 12 as hundreds still thought to be marooned after deadly downpoursRescuers in central Greece were working through the night to locate people trapped in villages deluged by flood waters as the death toll from rainstorms rose to at lea…
Officials say many people are still trapped in central areas of the country hit by Storm Daniel Firefighters backed by the army have rescued hundreds of people from villages in central Greece cut off by floods that have claimed at least 10 lives.“More …
Greek PM tours crisis-hit area amid fears death toll could rise as water levels continue to rise in some placesHelicopters and lifeboats have been deployed to rescue hundreds of villagers stranded by flood waters in central Greece after rainstorms left…
Europe-wide formation is partly responsible for Storm Daniel, while the north of the continent has high temperaturesAn Omega block has been in place over Europe this week, leading to some extreme weather for many. An Omega block is a synoptic setup con…
A night of heavy rainfall brought more flooding to central Greece, leaving some villages almost completely under water.
Torrential rain blocks roads, causes power cuts and severs water suppliesFour days of cataclysmic rain have lashed the central Greek region of Thessaly, triggering landslides, road and bridge collapses and severing water supplies.In what was described …
Greek military forces were called in to assist the rescue efforts. At least four people in Greece and at least nine in neighboring Turkey have died this week amid torrential rains and flooding.
Footage shows rivers of water in the streets, uprooted trees and cars washed up on beaches.
Zone of high pressure sandwiched between two low-pressure areas is causing abnormal conditions across EuropeAn unusual omega weather system – in which a zone of high pressure is sandwiched between two areas of low pressure – is being blamed for both th…