Thessaly

Heavy rainfall is expected in coastal areas across Greece, with thunderstorms in Sporades, central and northern Evia, and the Dodecanese. These conditions will also briefly affect the southern parts of the eastern Aegean (Samos-Ikaria region) until midday. They will later shift to eastern Thessaly (Magnesia), eastern Central Greece, southern Evia and western Cyclades in the afternoon.

Winter weather is forecast for Greece this Christmas and December 26 with heavy rain and snowfall in some parts of the country. 

Snowfall is forecast for Christmas Day and December 26 across the mountainous regions of mainland Greece, as well as the mountains of Evia and Crete, and the semi-mountainous areas of central and northern Greece.

A 9.5 million euro contract was signed Monday to restore Volos Port in Thessaly, which was heavily damaged by storms Daniel and Elias in September last year.

The project focuses on dredging and removing sediment to restore safe and efficient operations.

An emergency alert via 112 has been issued for the Cycladic island of Tinos on Saturday, as a major storm sweeping in from the west pounded Greece, causing floods in several parts of the country. The message urged local residents to avoid traveling and follow the instructions of the authorities.

An unprecedented incident occurred at the University of Thessaly when a student hacked into the Faculty of Agriculture’s archives with the aim of modifying grades and degrees. The Volos Single Plenary Court convicted the 28-year-old former student, who was tried in absentia.

A former regional governor has denied charges of dereliction of duty and other misdemeanors related to activities conducted at site of the deadly Tempe railway collision, which was covered over aggregate and concrete in the aftermath of the deadly disaster.

The Acheloos River diversion project, which has long divided public opinion and policymakers, will once again be arbitrated by the Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court.

A court in Larissa, Central Greece, on Thursday convicted four former regional authority officials for contributing to the devastating floods caused by the Ianos cyclone in September 2020, upholding accusations that they failed to carry out essential preventive work that could have stemmed the extent of the damage.

A 77-year-old man died and two others were taken to hospital as a precaution after a car accident in central Greece on Monday.

The collision, which involved two vehicles, occurred on the Larissa-Farsala road in Thessaly between the municipalities of Zappeio and Hara. It was unclear how the crash happened.