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Transported through history: Greek mosaic floor graces new subway station
Reuters   02 November 2022   Greece   athens  
A person looks at a map of Piraeus that showcases the ancient irrigation system inside Piraeus subway station, near Athens, Greece, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
<p>THENS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - In a domed passageway outside Athens, crowds study display panels and look down though glass beneath their feet at a mosaic floor from a 4th century BC house surrounded by ceramics and other domestic objects.<br />They're not visitors ...
Tourist killed as landslide hits Crete hotel (Video)
social news xyz   31 October 2022   Greece   Crete  
<p>(31 Oct 2022) A foreign tourist died on Sunday after a landslide at a hotel in Crete. (Oct. 31)</p>
Greek wildfire rages near Athens; homes, hospital evacuated
Reuters   20 July 2022   Greece   athens  
A wildfire burns in Ntrafi, near Athens, Greece July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
<p>ATHENS, July 19 (Reuters) - A Greek wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of at least four areas and a hospital.<br>Heavy clouds of smoke were ...
Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Phocis, Central Greece, 19 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, on Wednesday, 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2) - 21 minutes ago
Volcano Discovery   23 December 2020   Greece   Nafpaktos  
5.3 quake 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2)
<p>A magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, Greece, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. ...
Kokkinopilos: A place on Earth that looks like Mars
Greek City Times   04 December 2020   Greece   Fillipiada, Preveza  
<p>It has been said that in Greece you can find places that remind you of landscapes from all over the world.And that is true. Mountains and sea, forests and long plains, all create the unique landscape of Greece and its rich flora and fauna.<br />Geologists, ...
Turkey-Greece quake: Search for survivors under rubble
BBC NEWS   31 October 2020   Greece, Turkey   Izmir, Samos  
Twenty buildings were turned into mounds of concrete rubble by the earthquake in Izmir
<p>Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake.<br>The death toll from the quake, which also struck the Greek island of Samos, has risen to 27, with over ...
In Turkey, a Frantic Rescue Effort After a Deadly Earthquake
The New York Times   30 October 2020   Greece   Samos  
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Izmir into the night.Credit...Usame Ari/Getty Images
<p>Rescue workers scrambled into the early morning Saturday in a frantic effort to save people trapped under debris in the western Turkish city of Izmir, several hours after a major earthquake in the Aegean Sea leveled several buildings and severely damaged ...
Greece earthquake: Huge 6.2 magnitude quake rocks Mediterranean Sea - residents 'rattled'
Express   21 May 2020   Greece  
Greece earthquake: A 6.2 quake has rocked near Greece (Image: EMSC)
<p>The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km (149 miles) south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). EMSC said. EMSC tweeted: "M6.2 #earthquake (#&sigma;&epsilon;&iota;&sigma;&mu;ό&sigmaf;) ...
Greece grants Eldorado permits for gold project
MINING.com   03 September 2019   Greece   Skouries  
Construction of processing plant at Skouries. (Image courtesy of Eldorado Gold)
<p>Eldorado Gold (NYSE: EGO) confirmed on Tuesday that it has recieved installation permits for its Skouries project and its Olympias mine from the Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment.<br>Vancouver-based Eldorado has two operating mines and two development ...
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Strong earthquake rocks Greek capital of Athens; buildings seriously damaged
CBS NEWS   19 July 2019   Greece   athens  
ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / REUTERS
<p>Athens, Greece &ndash; A strong earthquake hit Friday near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators. The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake ...