Provinces of Greece

Boy hospitalized after fire in home without electricity

A 4-year-old boy was being treated in an Athens hospital for respiratory problems on Thursday following a fire at his home in Larissa, central Greece, on Wednesday.

According to the local fire department, the fire was started by a candle that had been lit as the electricity to the apartment had been cut off due to the family's inability to pay the power bill.

Corfu rattled by 4.1 Richter temblor

A mild earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit the Ionian island of Corfu late Saturday, the Geodynamic Institute in Athens reported.

According to the institute, the tremor occurred 33 kilometers off the island's north coast at a depth of 10 kilometers.

There were no reports of injuries or damage. 

'Arrest warrant' out for Argyro the monk seal

Argyro is a monk seal who can be seen posing for photographs on the beaches of Samos in the eastern Aegean, a mascot and favorite attraction with young and old alike. While still a pup, about three years ago, she started approaching bathers and soon gained quite a following. But can a wild 150-kilogram animal really be treated like a pet?

Emergency Declared on Greece's Thassos Island over Wildfire

A state of emergency has been declared on the island of Thassos in Greece over a wildfire raging since Saturday, the Bulgarian National Radio reports.

Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the flames since Saturday. No-one has been hurt.

Helicopters have also joined the effort to put out the flames, Focus News Agency says citing Greek website Protothema. 

Bad weather hits Greece

Storms, high winds and whirlwinds are sweeping across Epirus, Thessaly and Peloponnese.
The last 2 days were very difficult for residents in western Greece, since their homes were put in danger by the floods.
In Igoumenitsa, a 36 year old mother of two almost fell in a stream when her car was drifted by a flow, while roads in the region are turned into rivers.

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