Banks will suspend loan payments on performing loans through the end of 2026 and halt judicial and extrajudicial debt collection procedures through February 2027 for eligible borrowers affected by extreme weather.

Flooding, landslides and extensive damage have hit homes, roads, agriculture and tourism across the Greek island, as crews begin assessing the scale of the destruction

Heavy rain and strong winds have damaged roads and water networks, flooded farms and trapped residents and visitors across the island, with more than 80% of potato and vegetable production in the Lasithi Plateau reportedly destroyed.

Severe weather continued across Greece on Saturday, with Crete recording more than 300 millimeters of rain, coastal areas hit by powerful waves and ferry services gradually resuming as winds eased

Nearly 500 millimeters of rain has fallen in the Anogeia municipality, as heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across the island through Sunday

The 58-year-old woman died after being struck while walking near Rhodes beach

Mylopotamos has been placed under a state of emergency after torrential rain caused flooding, landslides and major road damage, while the mayor warned that a new wave of severe storms is expected Friday

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Severe weather in the Epirus region damaged livestock facilities and roads, while a lightning strike killed 88 sheep at an elevation of about 2,000 meters

A severe thunderstorm in Attica on Tuesday also sparked a fire on Mount Hymettus

The popular Crete gorge will be closed at both entrances on September 22 because forecasts call for heavy rain and thunderstorms exceeding the approved operating limits

Thomas Fahmy was leaving his Staten Island home for a dentist appointment when lightning struck his foot during severe storms. He spent the night in a hospital and said doctors found no burns

Temperatures could top 40°C in central and western Greece through midweek, with forecasters warning that strengthening winds will sharply raise wildfire danger even as they bring some relief to coastal areas

A dense white layer spread across the Aegean, obscuring beaches and boats and briefly transforming the familiar summer landscape

Storm sweeps across the southern Peloponnese's Mani peninsula, flooding homes and tourist accommodations

The National Civil Protection Mechanism activated a full Red Code mobilization for August 9, with fire risk classified at Category 4

The answer lies not only in climate change or firefighting capacity, but in the institutional arrangements through which societies manage risk

State agencies are on high alert as the Metereological Service's (EMY) red weather warning stays in effect for the Sporades, Evia and the Thessaly coast, with rain forecasts for Attica and safety guidance from Civil Protection

In the Attica region, including Athens, temperatures are forecast to reach 40-41C