Eight people drowned on Friday following the sinking of a boat carrying at least 26 migrants off the island of Rhodes, Greece. Related: 15 Migrants Drowned in the Mediterranean Despite Calls for Help The vessel, according to reports in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, was traveling at over 56 kilometers per hour attempting to evade a […]

The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection declared Lemnos and Rhodes in a state of emergency. On Monday, Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on two Aegean islands as a powerful weather system, named Bora, continued to wreak havoc across the country. The storm, which began on Friday, has already claimed three lives […]

Since 2015, Greece has been a key entry point for irregular migrants and refugees into the European Union. On Monday, the Hellenic Coast Guard confirmed that six children and two women have died after a migrant boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos, sparking renewed calls for enhanced cross-border efforts to combat illegal migration. […]

The issue is of great importance to Greek people, President Sakellaropoulou said. On Wednesday, Greek political leaders raised the issue of World War II reparations and a forced occupation loan with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his three-day visit to Greece. RELATED: Greece on Alert After Outbreak of Sheep Pox “For Greece the matter of […]

So far, 17,500 animals have already been culled after the confirmation of cases in 104 farms across the country. On Tuesday, the Greek Agricultural Development and Food Ministry announced that Greece is to implement a series of measures to contain the spread of the sheep and goat pox after an outbreak of the disease in […]

The great forest fire that broke out on Sunday in the region of Corintia, some 130 kilometres west of Athens, and which has already caused the death of two people, is still active out of control this Wednesday, for the fourth consecutive day. RELATED:Ecuadorian Authorities Succesfully Extinguished the Wave of Wildfires in Quito Some 570 […]

More than 700 firefighters, 200 trucks, 17 aircraft and 15 helicopter tankers deployed in areas north of Athens on Tuesday.

The drought was among the primary factors making it difficult for firefighters to bring the wildfire under control. A major wildfire that erupted on Sunday and spread over 30 km to reach the northeastern suburbs of Athens has been contained by early Tuesday morning, leaving one dead and causing significant damages. RELATED: Greece: Authorities Ask […]

At least 700 firefighters with 190 trucks, 17 aircraft and 15 helicopter tankers are operating in the vast area north and east of Athens ravaged by the fires.

‘The situation remains dangerous as the fire is spreading between residences,’ fire brigade spokesperson Vathrakogiannis said. On Sunday, Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 residents of Marathon town, northeastern Attica region, due to a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot and windy weather. RELATED: Wild Fires Along All Greece Left Several […]