Stamata

Overchlorination in the Stamata water tank has been found by Municipality of Dionysos inspections, resulting in the water being unfit for use until further notice.

As the municipality announced, “The over-chlorination was detected as part of regular water quality checks and the restoration process has already been initiated.”

Firefighters were tested on a double front in Attica today, as two major fires broke out within hours of each other in Keratea and Stamata. The battle was difficult, since on the one hand the fire fronts were in residential areas that had to be evacuated, while the weather conditions were extreme and favoured the fires.

A fire broke out shortly after 4 PM on Sunday (June 30) in Stamata, Dionysos, in a forested area.

The fire is near homes, and aerial units, ground forces, and earth-moving machines have rushed to the scene, with strong winds complicating the firefighting efforts.

Two large wildfires were blazing in Attica Sunday afternoon. The earliest, south of the town of Keratea, has already burned through homes and cars, but no casualties had been reported as of 5.20 p.m. local.

Strong winds are helping spread the fires. In Keratea, the blaze, which started at around 1 p.m. is headed south and could get close to the town of Lavrio,

The Kokotos Estate in Stamata, east of Athens, is hosting a bazaar on Sunday, November 3, to raise funds for the nonprofit organization Pediatric Trauma Care.

Preschoolers aged 2-4 years old are invited take part in "Young Vines," a Greek and English outdoor education program at the Ktima Kokotou vineyard at Stamata in eastern Attica. Here, participants learn about farming and taking care of animals, as well as playing games and completing tasks that help them develop important skills.

The Athens fire department said it received 120 emergency calls from flooded homes on Tuesday after heavy rain in northern Attica, which was particularly intense in the regions of Dionysos, Drosia, Stamata and Aghios Stefanos.

Torrential rain also hit other parts of the country, causing landslides and floods on the central Aegean island of Skopelos.

A fire broke out in the residential area of Stamata shortly after 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The fire report states that the fire is burning pine trees and shrubs in the area, 1 km from the main town on the road towards Marathon.

Firemen are concerned over the heavy winds in the region though by 12.15 p.m. they managed to get the fire under control.

Deputy eastern Attica governor Petros Philippou on Wednesday announced that junior and high schools in certain parts of the region were to remain closed due to cold weather and icy conditions.

Rescue workers on Tuesday retrieved the body of a 54-year-old man from the bottom of a well in Stamata, eastern Attica.

A rescue effort involving five fire engines and 12 firefighters was launched after locals reported the man’s fall.

It remained unclear how the 54-year-old fell into the 17-meter-deep well.