Corfu

Corfu affected by heavy thunderstorms

A heavy storm hit Corfu at 03.00 p.m. on Monday causing problems with the electricity system as well as with the operation of the Ioannis Kapodistrias Airport. 

Eight flights were not able to land because of the thunderstorm, while three of them had to land at nearby airports. 

Areas in the center and periphery of Corfu experienced power cuts. 

Elderly pedestians killed in Corfu road accident

Police on Corfu are investigating a fatal road incident in which two pedestrians, a couple in their 80s, lost their lives.

The accident took place late on Thursday night, on the Roda-Acharavi provincial road when the couple, aged 80 and 81 years old, were struck by a car being driven by a 31-year-old citizen, who was subsequently arrested.

A fugitive mob suspect in Greece is betrayed by his passion for hometown Naples soccer champions

Hometown passion for this year's soccer champions from Naples has betrayed the hideout of a longtime crime fugitive from Italy, who was captured while riding a motor scooter on a Greek island, Italian police said Saturday.

Bus catches fire in Corfu, no injuries reported

A bus caught fire near the small town of Pelekas, just 13 kilometers away from Corfu town on the Ionian island on Thursday morning.

All passengers on board the bus were safely evacuated, and there have been no reports of any injuries.

The fire department is currently en route to the scene.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

UNWTO: Greek tourism is safe

The United Nations World Tourism Organization is reassuring about the potential impact of the heatwaves and fires on travel in the summer months in the Mediterranean. "If someone hesitates to visit Greece in July, they should do it in September," the director of the UNWTO for Europe, Alessandra Priante, told Kathimerini.

Villagers in Corfu make decision to stay back and protect their settlement from the blaze

"I am deeply concerned about the residents of Loutses who have refused to abandon their homes. Despite our attempts to persuade them with friends, acquaintances, and even psychologists, nothing seems to work," says Mayor Giorgos Macheimaris of North Corfu.

Firefighters continue to battle fires in Rhodes, Corfu, Karystos and Dervanaki

Firefighters, assisted by Civil Protection forces and dedicated volunteers, battled the flames for yet another night in multiple locations, including the islands of Rhodes and Corfu, Karystos on the island of Evia, and Dervenaki, near Aigio in the northern Peloponnese.

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