Kefalonia

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras decided to visit and spend the night on the island of Kefalonia on his way back from Brussels, in order to survey the damages caused by the powerful earthquake. Meanwhile seismologists have reported that three days after what appears to have been the main earthquake, the aftershocks are still rather […]

Although the Sunday afternoon earthquake that struck Kefalonia did not result in any fatal injuries, it has caused serious damages to the property and infrastructure. Meanwhile, the seismic aftershocks continue to worry local residents, with the latest aftershock measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale and occurring at a 2km depth, 9 km west of Lixouri. […]

A rather powerful earthquake shook the island of Kefalonia and was felt in many parts of western regions of Greece, Albania and southern parts of Italy on Sunday afternoon. Multiple aftershocks were felt and fire brigade teams have been dispatched to document damages. The Minister of Interior Yannis Michelakis visited the island shortly after to […]

The Fire Brigade has announced that it is facing two huge fires that broke out in Kefalonia and Rhodes. A fire broke out in the Karouza area on Kefalonia earlier on Thursday morning, for which the Fire Brigade has committed 14 fire fighters with 7 vehicles, six fire fighters on foot and three aircraft. The […]