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Nineteen rescued and at least 3 dead after boat carrying migrants is lost near Greek island Despite years of efforts to 'push back' boats crossing the Mediterranean from Africa, capsizings and drownings have continued. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:07Published on April 10, 2024

Wildfires torch Greek island of Crete weeks before official fire season starts Following one of the warmest winters on record, Greece tackled its first blaze of the year, nearly a month before the onset of the traditional May fire season. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:35Published on April 8, 2024

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One man dead after migrant boat sinks off Greek island Greece's coastguard said on Sunday it had found the body of a man believed to have drowned when a migrant boat sank near the island of Samos. In June 2023, 82 people drowned and hundreds went missing.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week agoAlso reported by •newKerala.com
Cargo ship sinks off Greece, 4 Indians among 13 missing A cargo ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas early Sunday, leaving 13 crew members, including four Indians, missing and one rescued, authorities said. The Raptor, registered in the.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 27, 2023
Search underway for 13 missing after ship sinks off Greek island A rescue operation is underway for 13 people missing after a cargo ship sank in gale-force winds off Lesbos. One crew member has been rescued and taken to the hospital. The fate of the other 13 is.. IndiaTimes - Published on November 26, 2023

On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and the body of a man found after their dinghy sank Greece's coast guard found a group of 14 migrants and the body of a man on the shore of a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, authorities said. IndiaTimes - Published on September 5, 2023
Video: Shocking Footage Captures Firefighting Plane Crashing In Greece, Survivors Unknown A firefighting plane of the 355th Tactical Transport Squadron has crashed on the Greek Island of Evia during an aerial firefighting operation. Zee News - Published on July 25, 2023
Greek authorities evacuate some 19,000 people as wildfire blazes on the island of Rhodes Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day on three fronts, Greek authorities said on Sunday. The Ministry of Climate Change.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 23, 2023

Tourists flee Greek island Rhodes wildfire, thousands evacuated A wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes that has been burning for six days prompted the evacuation of thousands of locals and tourists in coastal villages and resorts; 19,000 people were moved from.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 23, 2023
Strong earthquake rattles Crete, no reports of damage A strong earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage. IndiaTimes - Published on November 21, 2022
Greece: 21 dead, dozens missing, after two migrant ships sink Bodies floated amid splintered wreckage in the water off a Greek island on Thursday as the death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats rose to 21, with many still missing. The deadly incidents.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 6, 2022
Dramatic rescues as boats sink off Greece; 17 dead Residents of a Greek island pulled shipwrecked migrants to safety up steep cliffs in dramatic rescues after two boats sank in Greek waters, leaving at least 17 people dead and dozens still missing. The.. IndiaTimes - Published on October 6, 2022

Two sailboats carrying dozens of migrants reach Greek island The coast guard said the first sailboat, which ran aground on the southern coast of Kythera island early Wednesday, had been carrying 97 people, 93 of them from Afghanistan, three from Turkey and.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 17, 2022
Firebreaks halt blaze on Greek island, homes saved Heat wave temperatures continued to make conditions difficult on Monday, mostly in southern Greece where fire warnings remain in effect and national parks are closed to the public. IndiaTimes - Published on July 25, 2022
Firefighting helicopter crashes off Greek island of Samos, 2 dead newKerala.com - Published on July 14, 2022	US seizes Iranian oil cargo near Greek island: Sources IndiaTimes - Published on May 26, 2022
11 missing, 2 trapped after fire breaks out on ferry off Greek island newKerala.com - Published on February 19, 2022	1 dead, dozens missing as refugee boat sinks off Greek island newKerala.com - Published on December 23, 2021
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts Greek island of Crete IndiaTimes - Published on October 12, 2021	Strong quake rattles Greek island of Crete; 1 dead Indian Express - Published on September 27, 2021
'Unprecedented': Massive forest fire ravages Greek island IndiaTimes - Published on August 10, 2021	Fire devours Greek island''s forests; residents urged to flee IndiaTimes - Published on August 9, 2021
Slow tourism start on Greek island but businesses optimistic Indian Express - Published on June 29, 2021