Fire Department

The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, signed today a contract for the upgrade of the emergency number “112” (a project worth €17.5 million), as part of the implementation of the AEGIS program.

Saturday night brought chaos to Preveza and the wider Agrinio area as torrential rains triggered emergencies, landslides, flooding, and incidents requiring urgent rescues. Elderly residents and drivers were trapped in rising waters, prompting the intervention of the Fire Service to save lives.

Storm Impact Across Regions

A tragedy was about to unfold in the wake of a fire that broke out from an unknown cause in a car, just outside Tripoli: The driver in his attempt to salvage what he could suffered burns. Other drivers who stopped to help pulled him away from the burning vehicle and alerted the ambulance, fire brigade, and police.

An elderly woman in Rhodes was found dead in Rhodes after a gas cylinder exploded.

The elderly British national was fatally injured while attempting to replace an LPG cylinder in her home, according to dimokratiki.gr.

A man running holding a baby doll in his arms, nurses shouting “the baby, the baby” and widespread panic make up the backdrop of a video that has been making waves on social media in recent hours.

Authorities have been alerted to the disappearance of a monk from the Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos. A five-member team from the Hellenic Rescue Team has been deployed, including a search dog and a drone, to assist in locating the missing monk.

The severe weather front “Bora” has wreaked havoc on Rhodes and Lemnos, hitting them with full force. Residents on both islands were prohibited from moving around, as another wave of severe weather could not be ruled out.

The storm Bora has caused widespread flooding in Rhodes, submerging homes and fields, trapping dozens of people who had to be rescued, and wreaking havoc on the road network and infrastructure.

The two sisters, aged 15 and 18, remain intubated in Intensive Care Units at Thessaloniki’s Hippocrates Hospital after being found unconscious on Friday morning, along with their two siblings, in a house in Magiko, Xanthi, following a gas leak.

A serious workplace accident occurred recently in the “Theseus” settlement of Malevizi Municipality, Crete.