Nafpaktos
Elderly siblings found deceased in home following fire
Two elderly siblings, an 84-year-old man and an 89-year-old woman, were found dead after a fire erupted in their home in Nafpaktos, western Greece.
Their bodies were discovered on the bedroom floor by a caretaker who promptly alerted the Police and Fire Department.
Behind Turkey’s ‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine
Maritime space is a key element in contemporary Turkey's geopolitical doctrine. However, the sea was never among the critical strategic priorities of the late Ottoman Empire nor of early Kemalist Turkey.
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Prison deputy director dies in car crash
The deputy director of the Malandrino Prison died in a car crash in central Greece on Tuesday, local media reported.
The woman was returning to Nafpaktos, where she lives, when her car veered off course near the area of Faneromeni and plunged seven meters into a ravine.
Local authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
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Top 10 Greek castles to visit – Nafpaktos Castle
The castle under which the famous battle of Lepanto took place
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Quake measuring magnitude 4.5 recorded in central Greece
An earthquake in central Greece with a preliminary reading of 4.5 magnitude was recorded 15 km east of the town of Nafpaktos, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said on Wednesday.
The Institute said the quake was recorded at a depth of 12.7 km. There were no immediate reports of damage, the fire department said.
[Reuters]
No church at Easter for worshippers
Both the government and the Church of Greece clarified Thursday that churches will only be open for clerics during Orthodox Holy Week, in line with state efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and called on the faithful to pray at home.
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Floods hit western Greece days after deadly storm killed 7
Authorities evacuated dozens of citizens from flooded homes in western Greece on Sunday, a few days after seven people were killed by a violent storm in the north of the country.
Such severe storms are unusual in Greece, where summers are usually hot and dry.
One dead after single-engine aircraft crashes in Fokida
A single-engine, two-seater aircraft crashed near the village of Skaloma in Fokida prefecture in central Greece shortly after 4 pm on Saturday, killing one of the two people who had been in the plane.
The second person, who was conscious after the crash, according to local reports, was transferred to a Nafpaktos medical center for treatment.
Autumn suits the uplands of Nafpaktia (PHOTOS)
If you love direct contact with nature and are looking for a destination off the beaten path, the uplands of the region of Nafpaktia will charm you. The Ano Chora is the most developed village in the area in terms of tourist infrastructures. It is built amphitheatrically on a slope of Vardousia Mountains.
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4.1 magnitude earthquake his off Corinth coast
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck off coast of Corinth at the Corinthian Gulf at 10.15am, Thursday. The tremor was felt in the cities of Patras, Nafpaktos and the region of Aetolia and Akarnania. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute, the epicentre of the earthquake was 10km north of the region of Kamares in Aegialia.
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