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Ten dead, four missing after ‘Daniel’ storm and flooding in central GreeceTen people have died so far because of the storm ‘Daniel’ in central Greece, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Friday, while another four are still missing in Volos and Mt. Pilio.
Greek floods: PM Mitsotakis warns of very unequal battle with natureRescuers in central Greece are trying to reach hundreds of people trapped by floods that have left villages submerged and 10 people dead.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said Greeks face "a very unequal battle" with nature. Rivers have burst their banks, while homes and bridges have been swept away after days of torrential rain. Residents in villages around Palamas and Karditsa have appealed for food and water.After weeks of scorching temperatures and wildfires, the plains of Thessaly have been deluged by a three-day storm. Up to 800mm (31.5in) of rain fell in 24 hours - more than a year's worth of rainfall - inundating the flat terrain in central Greece.The latest city to come under threat is Larissa, home to 150,000 people, where the River Pineios has burst its banks in some suburbs. It's one of the biggest cities in Greece and the agricultural hub for the whole country. But nearly a quarter of this year's crop production has been lost.It will take years for the land to be fertile again. Where the water has receded, a thick layer of mud has been left behind. Satellite images have shown almost 73,000 sq m of land in Thessaly has been flooded.Many people in the region are furious at the Greek authorities. They accuse ministers of using climate change as an excuse for poor building projects. One bridge collapsed because of a cyclone three years ago, so they rebuilt it. Now it's completely destroyed again. Many Greeks see this as a symbol of government failure.
Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraudA Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Such extraordinary prison sentences are common in Turkey since the abolition of the death penalty in 2004.
Britain’s longest-lasting patch of snow succumbs to September’s heatwaveThe snow patch known as The Sphinx, in the Cairngorms, Scotland, has now disappeared five times in the past seven years - with campaigners claiming it is the latest symptom of climate change.According to records dating back three centuries, the ice patch has only fully melted ten times, most of the occasions coming in the last decade.
Teenager takes own life after being drugged and raped on holiday in Greece, inquest hearsJulie Crowe, from Ireland, developed a low mood and thoughts of self-harm after being drugged and raped on the Greek island of Zakynthos in August 2019, an inquest heard
At least 296 killed after powerful earthquake rocks MoroccoPowerful tremors caused panic in Marrakech, Casablanca and Rabat and led to deaths in villages near the Atlas Mountains
TV comedian and impersonator Mike Yarwood dies aged 82A household name in the 1960s and 70s, Yarwood was famous for his impersonations of politicians and other public figures
Former Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings plots new party to end ‘rotten Tory horror show’Dominic Cummings has said it is ‘time to build a startup’ to ‘replace the rotten Tories and win in 2028’ The former advisor, forced out of Downing Street in November 2020, shot to prominence when he drove to the historic town of Barnard Castle during lockdown in April, a trip he claimed was to test his eyesight before making the long drive home to London.
Microsoft Paint in Windows 11 gets a background removal toolMicrosoft is rolling out a new version of the Paint application on Windows 11 Insider builds that can remove the background from any picture with the click of a button.The new version is currently rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels.Once installed, users will find a new 'Remove Background' button in the 'Image' section of the toolbar, which will isolate the subject and remove the entire background around it when clicked.The new background removal feature is in Paint 11.2306.30.0 and later, and if it is not available, please be patient while Microsoft rolls it out.
Some concern in Agia Efimia about the forecast thunderstorms, allegedly the municipality hasn't cleaned out the storm drains.
Swifts may soon be gone from the UK. This simple house brick could save themAs numbers plummet, the beloved birds only way to survive may lie in ‘swift bricks’ and the campaign to make them mandatory
Agricultural damage found to be far greater than IanosThe Ministry of Rural Development and Food estimates that damage caused by the Daniel weather system to crop and animal production on the Thessaly Plain, a region famous for its agricultural production, will be three times worse than that which resulted from Ianos in 2020.
Elderly man kills burglar in northeastern GreeceA 71-year-old man fatally wounded a 35-year-old burglar in his home on Friday night in the village of Hinka, northwestern Greece.The homeowner, who was arrested, told police the 35-year-old entered the house wearing a hood and beat the 71-year-old with a metal rod.The 71-year-old then threatened the younger man with a revolver in an attempt to scare him off. However, he opened fire after the burglar attacked him with a pocket knife.
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