Severe storms cut Evia in two and flood Skiathos
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A powerful weather system has left eight areas on red alert, with the island of Evia bearing the heaviest damage. Flooding has reportedly split the island into two after the Kireas river overflowed and a bridge collapsed; on the mainland, authorities are monitoring the rising Kifisos river as rain stalls traffic across Attica. At sea, winds reaching 10 Beaufort have triggered a departure ban for all vessels at the ports of Piraeus and Lavrio.
While the emergency services answer calls for help on the islands, the government is looking toward future winters by releasing details on the heating subsidy for 2026. Domestic tax offices are also facing a more immediate challenge: a wave of disputes from property owners who are formally contesting the state's objective system for determining property values.
In the capital, the US embassy is managing the fallout from Kimberly Guilfoyle's dismissal as ambassador following an order from Donald Trump; a new appointment is not expected in the immediate term. Elsewhere, police are investigating a fatal collision on Schistou Avenue and a report that claims to have identified the leaders of the Russian mafia operating within the country.