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DEATH RIDDLE Brit expat found dead ‘with one hand tied to deck’ on sailing boat that sank despite clear weatherA BRITISH expat was found dead with one hand tied to the deck of his sunken sailing boat on the Greek island of Crete, reports say.The 70-year-old was found dead when the vessel sank - despite clear weather - in the port of Souda, near Chania.
Walking on Fire, and by Faith, in Northern GreeceThe room was dimly lit, illuminated only by a weak yellow light bulb and the flames from the fireplace. A small group of men and women, clutching the holy icons of Greek Orthodox saints, was dancing and twirling around the floor under the sound of the instruments: a Thracian lyre, a gaida, a tambourine. The dancers, surrendering to the music, had their eyes closed.Everyone sang together: Constantine the little one, little Constantine, His mother had him, she took care of him while he was very young, A message came for him to go to war, He saddles and horseshoes his horse in the night, He puts silver petals, golden nails and a pearl on the saddle.Their voices carried outside into the rainy streets. A while later, in a kind of an ecstasy, they began walking barefoot on burning coals.
Firefighter Killed as Floods Hit Greece’s EvrosA firefighter was killed on Monday in the region of Evros in northeastern Greece during an operation to rescue dozens of children that were trapped in a school flooded by torrential rains.The incident occurred as the fire service was called to a kindergarten and a primary school in the small town of Apalos, near Alexandroupolis.The fire engine was swept away by the rushing waters and overturned. A 46-year-old firefighter lost his life n the accident.