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Philanthropist Marianna Vardinogiannis leaves a legacy of compassion through ELPIDA
Prominent philanthropist Marianna Vardinogiannis, also known as Marianna V. Vardinogianni, has passed away at the age of 86, leaving behind a profound legacy of compassion and dedication to humanitarian causes. …
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Three people die in Greece as wildfires rage
Raging wildfires in Greece turned deadly Tuesday when a firefighting plane crashed, killing two pilots, and a third person was found dead as relentless heatwaves fuelled flames. Greece’s fire department …
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‘Living a nightmare’: Rhodes fire survivors recount escape as Corfu tries to evacuate more population
When the church bell of his village on the Greek island of Rhodes furiously began ringing Monday to warn residents to flee the approaching flames, Giorgos Latos was sipping his …
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Rhodes Fires: Governor calls it a tragedy of ‘enormous dimension and intensity’
Yiorgos Hatzimarkos, the Governor of the South Aegean Region in Rhodes, posted on Facebook that Rhodes is “experiencing a tragedy.” “The last few days have been among the most difficult …
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Thousands more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires
Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece, a fire service spokesman said, adding that the departures …
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UPDATE: Greek Fires
Extreme fire risk issued for five Greek regions on Monday The Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection at the climate crisis and civil protection …
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Local man questioned for alleged arson as fires engulf Rhodes, Greece
On Saturday, July 22, the authorities in Rhodes, Greece, have summoned a man from the village of Apollo for questioning over suspicions of arson, potentially linked to the devastating fires …
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Greek bridge collapse kills one, injures eight
The collapse of a bridge undergoing works in western Greece on Sunday killed one person and wounded eight others, Greek authorities said. The fire department said it was called out …
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Escape from the inferno – 30,000 people moved to safety as wildfires rage on Greek island of Rhodes
Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes evacuated thousands of locals and tourists from villages in the southeast of the Aegean island, where wildfires were raging out of control for …
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Greece in the grip of heatwave’s second surge
The second phase of the ongoing heatwave that began on Friday was gripping Greece tight on Saturday while temperatures were expected to rise even further on Sunday, according to the …