Greece
60 migrants saved from small boats in Aegean Sea
Interceptions have greatly reduced the number of migrant arrivals in Greece, but with intense criticism of potential risk to people following dangerous…
Greece offers free holiday to tourists who fled Rhodes fires
ATHENS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Greece said on Wednesday it will offer a week-long free stay on Rhodes in 2024 to tourists…
Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change
Thousands of people on the beach. Children reportedly falling off evacuation boats. Panic. People fleeing with the clothes on their backs. It…
Greek minister resigns after going on holiday while wildfires rage
Greece's minister for citizen protection resigned after he was spotted on a holiday as wildfires spread across the country. Prime Minister Kyriakos…
Greek wildfires die down after burning for nearly two weeks
ATHENS, July 28 (Reuters) - Wildfires in Greece abated on Friday after burning for nearly two weeks but emergency services worked to…
Greece PM says climate change ‘not an excuse’ as wildfires burn
By Alexandros Avramidis and Stamos Prousalis VOLOS, Greece, (Reuters) - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said Greece needed to take more…
Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fewer than a third of unaccompanied children succeeded in winning asylum in Greece last year, with the rest of…
Greece sees some wildfire respite, though stubborn blazes rage on
ATHENS, July 26 (Reuters) - Wildfires raging across Greece for more than a week abated on Wednesday, though firefighters still battled on…
Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean
By Fedja Grulovic and Lamine Chikhi RHODES/ALGIERS (Reuters) - Large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heatwave on Tuesday…
WATCH: Plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashes with two aboard
A plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed on Tuesday and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead with blazes…
Tourists flee wildfires on Greek island of Rhodes
Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes took refuge in schools and shelters on Sunday, with…
UPDATED: Jet2, TUI cancel flights to Rhodes because of wildfire
Jet2 cancelled all flights and holidays to Rhodes on Sunday and holiday group TUI has cancelled all outbound flights to the Greek…