The closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games had a strong Greek color with the French honoring our country in a special way as the birthplace of the event.
Hellenic Red Cross (HRC) is gathering food and medical supplies to aid those affected by the recent fires in Northeastern Attica. The items being collected by the HRC include:
With the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team Hellas is departing with eight new medals to add to its total, bringing this to 129 since the start of the modern Olympic Games.
These include a gold medal won by Miltos Tentoglou in the long jump, a silver medal won by champion swimmer Apostolos Christou in the 200m backstroke and six bronze medals won by Theodoros Tselidis in the 90kg men's category in judo, the team Antonis Papakonstantinou-Petros Gaidatzis in the men's lightweight double skiff, Milena Kontou-Zoi Fitsiou in the women's lightweight double skiff, gymnast Lefteris Petrounias in the rings event, Emmanouil Karalis in the men's pole vault and Dauren Kurugliev in freestyle wrestling.
A fierce battle against the flames was being fought on two fronts, those of Grammatiko and Kallitechnoupolis, while the situation in Dionysos, Varnavas and Mikrochori was visibly better, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vasilis Kikilias said on Monday.
The fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon in Varnavas remains in full progress, having affected many areas of northeastern Attica, while the very strong winds, the gusts of which reach 7 on the Beaufort scale, are making the work of the civil protection forces difficult, stated the press representative of the Fire Brigade Vassilis Vathrakogiannis at a press briefing on Monday.
According to Vathrakogiannis, currently the "lines of defence" have shifted mainly to the fronts that have been created between the areas from Grammatiko to Marathonas as well as after the lake of Marathonas but also on the south-eastern side of the fire from Penteli to the Military Hospital 414.
He also noted that more than 40 fires rekindled since the early hours of Monday within the perimetre of the wildfire.
A total of 685 firefighters, 27 of forest commando units, 190 fire engines, assisted by 17 water dropping helicopters and 16 firefighting aircraft and volunteers with the contribution of all the civil protection entities are battling the blaze.
In addition, he pointed out that since yesterday ambulances of National Emergency Centre are scattered around the perimetre of the fire. The General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio", the General Hospital of Athens "Georgios Gennimatas" and the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases " Sotiria" have been put on heightened alert.
"The General Secretariat of Civil Protection has activated a special platform for the temporary accommodation of those affected by Sunday's fire in Varnavas" said Vathrakogiannis and added "Those interested can contact directly on the phone 213 - 204 78 93, as they can also submit a relevant online application that is available on the website of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection".
The operation to contain and eradicate an outbreak of sheep and goat plague in the regional unit of Western Greece was in full progress on Thursday.
Police officers in Rhodes arrested four Turks on Thursday afternoon as they were found to be working on a telecommunications antenna without the relevant permit.
The Ministry of Education, Religions & Sports issued a call of interest on Thursday to Greek public universities for proposals for joint or dual masters programs with educational institutions abroad.
A 48-year-old man tragically passed away in Pyrgos on Thursday afternoon following a venomous spider bite, shocking the community.
A crew member aboard the luxury yacht linked to the June wildfire on Hydra has confessed to launching fireworks that ignited the blaze.
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A 66-year-old man with a doctorate and former lecturer at police academies in Greece who was arrested for repeated arson in Vari will appear before a prosecutor on Thursday, it was announced on Wednesday.
A 48-year-old man is currently fighting for his life in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the General Hospital of Ilia after suffering a venomous spider bite.
Six investors of the eight who submitted an expression of interest for a majority stake of at least 50% plus one share of the Lavrion Port Authority (LPA SA) were selected for Phase B, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), a member company of GROWTHFUND-The National Fund of Greece announced on Tuesday.
Miltiadis Tentoglou won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Games.