01/09/23

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Kef fire risk 01/09/23: High

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.8829 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1194 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1326 €UR
$1 USD = 0.8933 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.

Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com

Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast
Tue 01/08   29°/20°   20 km/h   08%   Sun & cloud
Sat 02/08   30°/21°   19 km/h   10%   Sunny
Sun 03/08   32°/21°   21 km/h   05%   Mostly sunny
Mon 04/08   29°/19°   20 km/h   52%   Thunderstorms probable
Tue 05/08   26°/19°   16 km/h   77%   Thunderstorms probable
Wed 06/08   28°/20°   15 km/h   68%   Scattered thunderstorms probable
Thu 07/08   29°/20°   16 km/h   50%   Thunderstorms possible
Fri 08/08   29°/20°   15 km/h   19%   Mostly sunny
Sat 09/08   29°/20°   16 km/h   20%   Mostly sunny
Sun 10/08   28°/21°   18 km/h   16%   Mostly sunny

[Maik]

Brit, 20, fights for life after quad bike crash in a field in Zante

A British man is fighting for his life in Greece after sustaining serious injuries in a quad bike accident.

The 20-year-old was involved in a crash along with another tourist, aged 19.

The vehicle swerved off the road and into a field in the mountains of Agios Leon on Zante Island, according to local reports.

The man was rushed to Zakynthos Hospital and is now being treated in the Intensive Care Unit with brain injuries, while the 19-year-old only suffered a minor injury.

Neither of the men have been named.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12464921/Brit-20-fights-life-quad-bike-crash-filed-Zante.html

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Pictured: New Loch Ness monster ‘sighting’
Chie Kelly, who took the photos in 2018, feared ridicule at the time but decided to go public after a high-profile search last weekend

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/31/loch-ness-monster-pictured-new-alleged-sighting

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Two foreigners rape Greek girl in Lefkada

A Greek girl was raped by two foreign men, which led to the issuance of arrest warrants for the young aliens aged 18 and 21 after the sexual attack was confirmed by a forensic examination. The two culprits lured the minor to a beach in Lefkada where they raped her.

The young girl filed a complaint at the island’s police station on Monday morning and claimed that the two foreigners had forced her by using physical violence to have full-blown sexual intercourse last Friday night. The minor was examined by a forensic doctor who confirmed the rape and the police officers started a preliminary investigation, during which they identified the perpetrators.

The two young men were arrested on Wednesday afternoon and are being held pending a plea.

https://en.protothema.gr/two-foreigners-rape-greek-girl-in-lefkada/

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Body of a 76 y-o foreign male recovered yesterday morning from a beach near Katerini, Pieria

Body of a 75 y-o Greek male recovered yesterday morning from the sea at Salaora, Arta

Body of a 48 y-o foreign male recovered midday yesterday from Ialyssos beach, Rhodes

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An 82 y-o local in need of urgent medical attention transferred by Ithaki coast guard yesterday from Vathy to Sami

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Woman at Corfu psychiatric ward killed by fellow patient

A patient at the psychiatric ward of the General Hospital of Corfu is accused of killing a fellow patient at the state-run facility, police said Friday,

The 45-year-old assailant, who is said to be grappling with bipolar disorder and psychosis, allegedly assaulted the 63-year-old victim, striking her twelve times in the face and neck with a pen and a wooden knife.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1218978/woman-at-corfu-psychiatric-ward-killed-by-fellow-patient/

[Maik]

New timetable for the Lixouri-Argostoli ferries w.e.f. Sunday, 03 September:
depart Lixouri every half hour starting 07:00 until 19:00 when there'll be one an hour, on the hour
return from Argostoli thirty minutes later
Liable to change on/before/after 18/09/23

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