Cyclades

The government will implement the development of cruise tourism destinations that are not among the most popular in Greece, so as to decongest saturated ports such as those in the Cyclades, especially Mykonos and Santorini.

EMY has updated the emergency weather bulletin, noting that for the rest of the day the focus of bad weather will be on the Cyclades, eastern Aegean, Crete and Dodecanese

The Cycladic islands, the eastern Aegean and Crete will experience heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms on Saturday, the National Meteorological Service (EMY) has warned in an updated adverse weather report.

The Dodecanese islands will also be affected from the evening.

The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) has updated its emergency bulletin for hazardous weather phenomena, with severe weather continuing to impact many regions of the country with snow, rain, and gale-force winds.

The mother of the 23-year-old who was stabbed in Paros shared her heartbreaking account of the incident. “I hope no mother ever has to go through what I went through. One of my children saved the other. My older son was alone, and they had knocked him down and were beating him.

"The statues of Athena and Tyche, overseeing the grand entrance of the Stathatos Mansion from its rooftop, will no longer feel so lonely," I thought on Wednesday evening while heading to the opening of the exhibition "Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of Women in the Cyclades." 

Record-breaking heatwaves, limited rainfall and a spike in tourism have many concerned about the availability of water. 

This is something we've heard experts talk about with regards to Athens. In Greece's Cycladic islands, however, which see millions of visitors every summer, this problem seems even more pronounced. 

Rainy weather will continue in the coming days, but meteorologists do not expect it to be as intense as the Bora storm.

The weather on Tinos is autumnal but the excavators haven't stopped working. New residences and hotel units continue to be built on this Cycladic island, which is seeing its infrastructure pushed to its limits.

The Environment Ministry has scaled back its plan to merge municipal water and sewerage companies (DEYAs) on the islands, following opposition from local governments. 

According to a draft bill set to be released for public consultation, the existing DEYAs and municipal water services in the islands of the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the Northern Aegean will remain unchanged.