Natural disaster

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it will lend Greece €220 million to help protect it against floods and wildfires, which are occurring more often as a result of climate change, as well as against other natural disasters such as earthquakes.

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Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has contacted her German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to brief him on the devastating wildfires that have afflicted Greece. She expressed her gratitude for the assistance extended to the country.

For Greeks, their home is one of their most valuable material possessions and one of the most important assets they have. After all, Greece has one of the highest homeownership rates in Europe.

Turkey struggled with floods the most last year, followed by wildfires and landslides, a natural disaster risk map released by the country's emergency management authority has shown.

In 2021, 107 floods, 66 forest fires, 16 snowstorms and 39 landslides occurred in Turkey, according to the latest report of the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

Greece's civil protection agency issued a plan for addressing the consequences of a possible activation of the volcano of Santorini, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported Thursday.

An official from the General Secretariat for Civil Protection told the news agency the specific scenario, named "Talos," is part of an umbrella master plan to prepare for any natural disaster. 

This was announced by Swiss company for reinsurance, Swiss Re.

At that time, at least 5000 people lost their lives to natural disasters. Insurance companies covered up $19 millions, since only 42% of total losses were insured.
The damage of $40 billions has been made in natural disasters, while men is responsible for the remaining damage in the amount of $4 billions.

Following the freak storm in the northern region of Halkidiki which killed seven people on Wednesday night, the National Observatory's Meteo weather service released data showing that 182 people have been killed in Greece from floods, strong winds or lightning bolts since 2000.

Speaking to journalists on 19th of June, the Minister of the Interior Mladen Marinov explained the good practices that the agencies apply. He emphasized that the weather over the past few months was bad with heavy rainfalls, hailstorms and storms, reports BNT

Some 10 months after the devastating wildfires that engulfed eastern Attica killing 100 people, the Citizens' Protection Ministry on Thursday launched a public debate on a new draft bill to tackle natural disasters, including the creation of a new national civil protection authority.