floods

The region of Serres in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, northern Greece, has been declared in a state of emergency by local authorities due to floods caused after several days of continuous heavy rainfall that destroyed crops and seriously damaged...

The area around Evros River, northern Greece is suffering for the second time in just a few months, from severe floods that are putting people’s lives in danger and destroying the land. Most major flood problems have been reported in...

Bulgarian civil protection authorities have sent a warning to Greece and Turkey regarding the dangerously rising levels of rivers Maritsa, Tundzha and Ardas, in the country's south east. The urgent note issued earlier today informed the neighboring countries of a...

The body of a man who disappeared on December 4, 2014, was found in the Egnatia area of Evros river in northern Greece. The 49-year-old police officer had gone on a fishing trip 13 days ago but the heavy rainfall...

Extreme weather conditions have hit the whole country and especially northern Greece. In Ioannina, houses were damaged and roads were flooded, while the Ioannina Lake water levels appear to have risen significantly in just a few hours. As a result...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras ordered the Finance Ministry to immediately release the funds needed for each municipality that was affected by yesterday's floods. The Prime Minister had a meeting late on Friday, October 24 at the Business Centre...

Terrifying implications and unspeakable disasters were caused throughout the day in Athens, Greece, and the entire Attica region due to the heavy rainfall that flooded streets, houses and shops. State authorities as well as Athenians were caught, once again, unprepared...

The heavy rainfall in the municipality of Oreokastro, a Thessaloniki suburb in northern Greece, caused serious road damages and the death of a man. Greek authorities confirmed the death of a 49-year-old man and the serious injury of his 19-year-old son. The...

Several campaigns have been organized in Greece to help the victims of the catastrophic floods that hit Serbia and Bosnia. More than 20 tons of humanitarian aid have already been collected in the northern Greek municipality of Katerini for Thursday delivered to...

The streets of the island of Rhodes are flooded because of heavy rain on Thursday afternoon. The Fire Department has received numerous calls about flooding and related traffic problems. The authorities are on full alert, according to local news website...