Greece assessed the damage caused by fires near Athens
Greek officials and residents west of the country’s capital Athens began counting the losses caused by natural fires on Wednesday, which devastated homes, businesses, and land…
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Burning Canada: 230 homes destroyed
A rapidly spreading forest fire in Western Canada has destroyed about 230 homes of the local Indigenous community, and it is one of the most destructive fires in the country in recent years,…
Warned: Greece faces “very difficult” days
Greek firefighters on Tuesday hoped to contain the forest fire raging for the fifth day on the outskirts of Athens, finally calmed by winds that had limited the use of water-dropping aircraft…
Due to the consequences caused by the storm, the Vilnius district municipality is considering declaring an emergency situation
„We are waiting for official data. We have contacted the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service and are awaiting official confirmation whether a natural or catastrophic meteorological event was recorded in our territory. Such confirmation would provide more legal opportunities to assist those affected,“ Vilnius district municipality mayor Robertas Duchnevičius announced on Facebook on Monday. Read more The…
“Grinda” pumped out nearly the volume of an Olympic swimming pool of water from the underground garage after the storm
After the heavy storms that hit Vilnius over the weekend, the consequences of the disaster are still being removed in the capital. Some residents faced flooded basements and underground garages, and the city…
Insurers calculate weekend storm losses: the amount already reaches half a million euros
According to the largest national insurer “Lietuvos draudimas”, the storm that hit Lithuania over the weekend has already caused losses of nearly 500 thousand euros to residents. The company so far for…
Strong storm destroyed Rūta Mikelkevičiūtė’s house
Late on Saturday evening, a strong storm hit Vilnius, causing considerable damage to residents. Trees were uprooted in the city, and streets were flooded. The disaster also targeted the TV show host…
Near Naples, the earth shook powerfully: 21 people injured
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook the southern Italy region near Naples on Friday, with reports of 21 injured and damage to buildings.
A natural hailstorm recorded in the Joniškis district: hailstones larger than 2 cm fell near the border with Latvia
Friday evening storms that ravaged Lithuania and Latvia brought not only heavy rain and thunder but also very large hailstones. It turns out that large hailstones fell not only in Latvia…
The crops were devastated by natural disasters: farmers are counting million-dollar losses
For crops flattened by storms and rains in July, the mutual insurance fund “VH Lietuva” will pay about 6 million euros in insurance benefits to farmers. It is likely that this number will still grow, according to “VH…