Zagora, Greece

The first encouraging messages for an increase in the number of German tourists to Mount Pilio, the Sporades islands and Thessaly in general during the upcoming tourism season come immediately after the conclusion of the 1st Greek-German Tourism Forum organized in Volos last month by the German-Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce, with the contribution and cooperation of the Greek Nationa

A 50-year-old man in the central Greek city of Volos voluntarily surrendered to authorities on Tuesday afternoon in connection with the killing of his 33-year-old brother-in-law.

At least one person has died in eastern Greece after torrential rains hit the country, already ravaged for weeks by devastating wildfires, authorities said on Tuesday.

However, officials said firefighters had brought under control the blaze burning for weeks in Dadia national park.

The Daniel weather system has left a trail of destruction in the country as thousands of people confronted unprecedented conditions struggling to save their lives, abandoning property and cars. The focal point of the destruction was in the port city of Volos on the Pagasetic Gulf, and surrounding regions.

Mount Pelion, a densely wooded mountain range in the prefecture of Magnesia, has seen "unreal" levels of rain as a heavy thunderstorm dubbed Daniel is sweeping through the region, the National Observatory of Athens' chief meteorologist said on Tuesday.

More than 200 houses were flooded on the island of Euboea after heavy rain on Sunday, Greek television channel Skai reported. According to the information, the heavy rain, which lasted for several hours on the island, led to the overflow of local mountain rivers.