Evia

Significant rain will hit large parts of Greece from Friday to Saturday afternoon, the National Meteorological Service (EMY) said in emergency bulletin issued on Thursday.

The wet spell will sweep in on Friday from the west and quickly spread to the central and northern parts of the country, affecting the Sporades, Evia, the Cyclades and later the Eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese.

The reconstructed Fylla Bridge on Evia, which was damaged by floods in 2020, reopened on Friday.

The bridge, located in the island's municipality of Halkidea and which passes over the Lilandas River, was destroyed by Storm Thalia, which wreaked havoc on Evia in early August 2020. 

The Ministry of Infrastructure, and not the regions, will undertake the damage restoration projects in Thessaly and Evia, the two regions that were badly affected following the deadly Storms Daniel and Elias in September 2023.

A 19-year-old man was found dead in his house on the island of Evia, early January 1, police said.

The body was found at the house's shed, according to a local news website. 

An autopsy is expected to shed light on the cause of his death which remains unknown. 

Heavy rainfall from the Elias weather system has struck parts of northern Evia, Greece's second largest island located east of Athens, where over 50,000 hectares of forest were devastated by massive wildfires in 2021.

Greek police ordered vehicles off the streets of the central town of Volos and the nearby mountain region of Pilion on Tuesday as a severe storm hit the area, turning streets into flooded torrents.

The ban, which covers all except emergency services and roadside assistance vehicles, will remain in place until the storm subsides, police said.

The National Meteorological Service (EMY) warned of a significant drop in temperature, thunderstorms, hail, and strong winds across Greece starting this Monday until Wednesday.

A low-pressure system is arriving from the north Balkans with a cold air mass which will reach the south Ionian Sea and affect most areas in Greece.

Strong winds continued to fan Greece's fiery nightmare on Wednesday as firefighters, including foreign contingents, battled blazes around the country and on the outskirts of the capital that have already claimed 20 lives.

The dispersion of firefighting forces to deal with multiple fronts was confirmed by Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Over 40,000 hectares were destroyed in wildfires the three days from August 19 to 21, according to a report by the National Observatory of Athens.

A 55-year-old fireman who went missing on July 22 in Evia was found dead on Saturday. 

According to local reports the body of Apostolos Kastanas was found "devoured" by what appeared to be a pack of wild boars in the forested area of Lefkada Amfithea in Evia.