According to a study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) – European Commission’s in-house science service – river floods in Europe could directly affect more than half a million people…
Several popular tourist areas of Greece and Turkey saw torrential rain and severe flooding late yesterday. Greece In Greece, Rhodes airport was closed as a result of flooding and heavy…
The European Commission is set to grant an aid package worth €16.2 million (US$18 million) to Greece and Bulgaria following natural disasters that occurred in the winter of 2015. Greece…
The regional units of Evros and Serres in northern Greece have suffered further flooding after several days of rain, leaving around 5,000 hectares of farmland underwater. Dozens of villages in…
Flooding continues to affect the regional unit of Evros in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, north-eastern Greece, due to the overflowing of the Evros (Maritsa) river. Flood first…
The heavy rain that swept across southern Europe over the last few days has left 100,000 people in the Republic of Macedonia affected by flooding. The worst affected areas are…
Heavy rainfall across parts of southern Europe brought severe flooding to Greece, Albania and Bulgaria, prompting hundreds of evacuations. Two people have died and 3 are currently missing in the…
Greek news agencies are reporting that a further 2 people have died in floods in the country. The fatalities occurred in Thessaloniki and Kilkis, Central Macedonia, northern Greece. One of…
Heavy rainfall in northern Greece has left some areas on flood alert due to high river levels. Athens saw 69 mm of rain fall between 07 and 08 December. However…
After the storm surge in northern Europe, then flooding and storms in Slovenia, Czech Republic and parts of the Balkans, the severe weather thought to be caused by the remnants…
Floods struck yesterday, 1 December, in the city of Argos in the north eastern Peloponnese after two rivers in the area overflowed. Emergency services were called out, but couldn’t save…
After the devastating floods in Rhodes, Greece, of 22 November the Greek authorities and residents of Rhodes have been discussing the causes and reasons behind the disaster. The floods killed…
The flash floods which struck the small Greek island on Friday 22 November have now resulted in the deaths of three people. One further person is still missing and Greek…
The Greek island of Rhodes was hit by gale force winds and heavy rainfall yesterday, leading to flooding of several buildings and widespread storm damage. The storm first struck the…
