Authorities say a speedboat carrying foreign nationals rammed a patrol vessel during a nighttime chase, triggering a sinking, multiple deaths and an ongoing search for missing passengers.

A collision between a coast guard vessel and a speedboat carrying foreign nationals left multiple dead and dozens injured as a large-scale search and rescue operation continues.

According to reports in Greek media, a serious incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday off the coast of the Greek island of Chios, when a vessel of the Hellenic Coast Guard engaged a speedboat suspected of transporting irregular migrants and linked to a human smuggling network. The latest reports claim that between five […]

The 61-year-old was already the subject of an international manhunt under a Turkish red notice for robbery.

A boat carrying 29 refugees and migrants struck rocks near Chios, Greece, resulting in a rescue operation, two fatalities, and six people hospitalized

The detained foreign national was being transported to mainland for pre-trial incarceration

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Following devastating summer fires that burned over 13% of Chios, 21 organizations urge authorities to suspend hunting for at least five years to protect the island’s fragile wildlife

Firefighters continue to fight an active wildfire on the Greek island of Chios, while a blaze in Halkidiki has been brought under control. Authorities remain on high alert as strong winds and hot weather keep the risk of new fires high nationwide

A massive wildfire in Chios has forced evacuations and left firefighters and residents needing medical aid. One striking image captures exhausted firefighters lying on the road after battling flames that have already destroyed homes and vehicles

Fierce blazes across the Greek mainland and Greek islands like Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Chios, fanned by strong winds, have destroyed homes, displaced residents, and triggered urgent evacuation alerts

The Patras industrial park was particularly affected, as were highways leading into and out of the western Greece port city

According to satellite data from the EU's Copernicus Emergency Management Service, the wildfire has scorched a total of 47,765 stremmata (approximately 11,800 acres)

Authorities have warned that changing weather conditions and the wildfire's unpredictable behavior earlier in the week demand continued vigilance

As aerial and ground crews work tirelessly to maintain control, residents and responders alike are finally breathing a cautious sigh of relief

Chios remains under a state of emergency, which is currently set to last until July 22. With strong winds expected to persist for several more days, firefighting efforts are likely to continue under extremely difficult conditions

The current wildfire is the latest in a series of devastating blazes that have struck Chios in recent years, with significant fires also recorded in 2012 and 2016

The New York Times published an extensive report on the devastating fires on the island of Chios titled “Villages Evacuated on Greek Tourist Island as Wildfires Rage”

Despite reinforcements arriving from mainland cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens, the blaze remains largely out of control

Authorities have sent continuous evacuation alerts via the 112 emergency system to safeguard residents in affected zones