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One dead, one injured as forest fire rages near Oraiokastro, N. Greece

keeptalkinggreece — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:21:02 +0000

One person has died during the big forest fire raging in Derveni close to Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Tuesday, while a woman with serious burn injuries has been rushed to the hospital. Residents have received multiple messages via emergency <112> to be ready to evacuate as the flames are threatening houses in the village of […]

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Apartment building collapse in Athens suburb (picts, video)

keeptalkinggreece — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:29:39 +0000

A four-story apartment building collapsed in Petralona district of Athens at noon on Tuesday. Five people detained. All residents in the building at the time of collapse appear to have escaped in time. According to information available so far: the apartment building consists of four floors with seven apartments the collapse occurred during the execution […]

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Heatwave reaches Greece with up to 39°C

keeptalkinggreece — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:15:11 +0000

We in Greece have managed so far to escape the heatwaves of June but the pleasant weather days seem to be over. A mini heatwave with temperatures to reach 39 degrees Celsius is forecast to hit the country from today, Tuesday. On the bright side though, it will last just two days, meteorologists have said, […]

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Snow melts, Justice served: Three sentenced for snow chaos in Athens highway

keeptalkinggreece — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:12:28 +0000

Four years after the snow chaos that trapped thousands of motorists in Attiki Odos highway around Athens in January 2022, a court sentenced three executives of the managing company as responsible for the chaos. 3,500 people were trapped in the snow for almost 70 hours in the highway. 5 were taken to hospital with hypothermia. […]

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Ferries docked at Rafina Port, SE Attica, due to 24h strike

keeptalkinggreece — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:27:14 +0000

The Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Seamen (PENEN) has called a 24-hour strike on passenger and vehicle ferries departing from the port of Rafina on Friday, 3 July, 2026. The strike will begin at 06:00 on Friday and end at 06:00 on Saturday, 4 July. A strike rally has been scheduled for 10:00 on July […]

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