A trial in Athens today sentenced eight people to prison terms found guilty of contributing to the deaths of 25 people during flash floods that flooded the city. mandra in Attica in November 2017. ATAll sentences were suspended pending appeal. The court sentenced seven former local government and public sector officials to prison terms of […]
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Cars in Thessaloniki yesterday "swam"
A two-hour downpour that hit Thessaloniki yesterday flooded a regional road tunnel and turned vehicles into boats. The northern capital of Greece literally “drowned” as a result of a sudden rain. Reportedly thestival.gr, a huge traffic jam formed in the area of the tunnel, and the cars “swimmed” the dangerous section. The fire department received […]
Rescue operation continues in northern Japan cruise ship vanishing area
The KAZU 1 cruise ship, which was in the Sea of Okhotsk off the coast of the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan, sent a flood signal, and then communication with it was lost. There were 26 people on board, including, according to the Office of Maritime Safety, two children, the captain and his assistant. […]
Weather aggression hit Greece yesterday. What awaits us today
The wave of bad weather in Greece caused a lot of problems yesterday. What do forecasters predict for the next few hours? Seething streams, fallen trees and broken electrical wires are just a few of the troubles that yesterday’s rage of nature brought to many municipalities. Its main feature is the strongest wind and prolonged […]
Not a fire, so a flood: weather forecast, cold snap
From tomorrow (08/06/2021) the weather will change dramatically. Meteorologists from the National Observatory of Athens (EMY) predict heat waves will subside in most areas, while stormy winds and bad weather are expected in Macedonia and Thrace. In particular: 1. The temperature will drop significantly in the west and north of the country, on average it […]
USA: instead of the pool – on the subway
The New York subway turned into a lake, people literally swim in water reaching to the waist. The flooding is to blame for the tropical storm “Elsa”, which caused destruction in Cuba and rapidly swept across the states of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia. As a result of the heavy rains of the New York subway, […]
Crimean Venice – two monthly norms of precipitation fell on the peninsula
Abnormal rains on Thursday night caused flooding in the Crimea and brought a lot of troubles. An emergency situation on a regional scale has been introduced, there are no fatalities as a result of the disaster. In Kerch, 2 monthly precipitation rates fell, people move along the streets in boats. Tatiana Lyubetskaya, head of the […]
Tragedy in Thessaloniki: a man died in a stormy stream
In Thessaloniki, a stormy stream caught a citizen, knocking him down, as a result of which, according to preliminary information, the man hit his head and lost consciousness, and then choked. According to thestival, a lifeless body was found in a torrent from heavy rain that hit the region. A local resident was found on […]