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Incalculable Damages in Flooded Evros, Locals in Despair

After a fierce battle with flooding waters, the evacuated Ormenio village in the Evros prefecture in Thrace was saved when local authorities built a one-kilometer levee on the outskirts of the village. The evacuated village that belongs to the Oresteiada...

Oresteiada: 400 Illegal Immigrants on Hunger Strike

Four hundred illegal immigrants living in detention centers of Oresteiada, Greece, have gone on a hunger strike since the morning of August 29. According to the movement United against Racism and Fascist Threat, the detainees rose up after an announcement...