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Greece: Massive Fire Burns Forests on Chios, Prompting Evacuations

Strong wildfires, stoked by fierce winds and dry conditions, continue to rage in several parts of Greece, forcing thousands to evacuate and triggering road closures, power cuts and emergency rescues. On the island of Chios in the northern Aegean, a massive fire burned forests and farmland, forcing the evacuation of Volissos and other areas, while the coast guard rescued people who were trapped on beaches.

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Greece: Wildfires Rage Across Chios, Prompting Evacuation Orders 5

Wildfires intensified and spread across Chios on Sunday, June 22, prompting evacuations in affected areas. The fires continued to burn into a second day, and Greece put Chios under a state of emergency on Monday.

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Greece: Wildfires Rage Across Chios, Prompting Evacuation Orders 4

Wildfires intensified and spread across Chios on Sunday, June 22, prompting evacuations in affected areas. According to reports, an arson investigation is underway. The fires continued to burn into a second day on Monday, June 23.

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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 3

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 2

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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Three Die As Storm Bora Sweeps Across Greece

This photo shows a collapsed bridge on Rhodes island, Greece, December 1, 2024. Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on two Aegean islands on Monday as a powerful weather system, named Bora by local meteorologists, continued to wreak havoc across the country. The storm, which began on Friday, has already claimed three lives and caused extensive damage in multiple regions. Photo by Argyris Mantiko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Die As Storm Bora Sweeps Across Greece

Cars damaged by flash flood are seen on a street on Rhodes island, Greece, December 1, 2024. Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on two Aegean islands on Monday as a powerful weather system, named Bora by local meteorologists, continued to wreak havoc across the country. The storm, which began on Friday, has already claimed three lives and caused extensive damage in multiple regions. Photo by Argyris Mantiko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Die As Storm Bora Sweeps Across Greece

This photo shows a collapsed bridge on Rhodes island, Greece, December 1, 2024. Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on two Aegean islands on Monday as a powerful weather system, named Bora by local meteorologists, continued to wreak havoc across the country. The storm, which began on Friday, has already claimed three lives and caused extensive damage in multiple regions. Photo by Argyris Mantiko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Die As Storm Bora Sweeps Across Greece

Cars damaged by flash flood are seen on a street on Rhodes island, Greece, December 1, 2024. Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on two Aegean islands on Monday as a powerful weather system, named Bora by local meteorologists, continued to wreak havoc across the country. The storm, which began on Friday, has already claimed three lives and caused extensive damage in multiple regions. Photo by Argyris Mantiko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Die As Storm Bora Sweeps Across Greece

A car is stuck between a house and a tree on Rhodes island, Greece, December 1, 2024. Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on two Aegean islands on Monday as a powerful weather system, named Bora by local meteorologists, continued to wreak havoc across the country. The storm, which began on Friday, has already claimed three lives and caused extensive damage in multiple regions. Photo by Argyris Mantiko/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GREECE-ATHENS-CARGO SHIP-CREW MEMBERS-MISSING

(231126) -- ATHENS, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers transfer a rescued sailor to an ambulance on the Aegean Sea island of Lesvos, Greece, Nov. 26, 2023. Thirteen crew members aboard a cargo vessel are missing after the ship sank off the Aegean Sea island of Lesvos on Sunday. One sailor was rescued by a Hellenic Navy helicopter and was taken to a local hospital, Greece's national news agency AMNA reported. (Photo by Panagiotis Balaskas/Xinhua)

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4 dead after refugee boat sinks off Greek island

STORY: 4 dead after refugee boat sinks off Greek island DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:23 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue of refugees and migrants in a boat in the Aegean Sea STORYLINE: Three children and a woman died after a boat carrying yet unknown number of refugees and migrants sank off the island of Leros in the Aegean Sea, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Sunday. The body of the woman was collected in the sea, the Hellenic Coast Guard said in a statement on Sunday. The three children had been transferred to a local hospital where they died, AMNA reported, citing the local Port Authority. A total of 39 people were rescued, according to the latest count, and many were of African descent, according to AMNA. Survivors told authorities there were about 40 people, among them minors and a person with disabilities, on board the dinghy that had set sail from the Turkish coast, a Hellenic Coast Guard statement said. A search and rescue operat

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Greece calls for more cooperation against smugglers

STORY: Greece calls for more cooperation against smugglers DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue operation in Lesvos Island 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 3. various of the rescue operation in Kythira Island 4. various of Greek government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou 5. various of the rescue operation in Kythira Island STORYLINE: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday called for better cooperation to eradicate smuggling networks, after 18 people lost their lives in the latest tragedy involving a migrant boat in the Aegean Sea. SOUNDBITE (English): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister "I think this is a time to really cooperate much more substantially in order to avoid these types of incidents occurring in the future, and to completely eradicate the smugglers who prey upon innocent people, desperate people who try to reach the European continent in vessels which are clearly

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Dozens of people missing as boat sinks off Greek island

STORY: Dozens of people missing as boat sinks off Greek island DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue STORYLINE: Dozens of people remained missing while 29 others were rescued after a boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off the island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea during the night, Greece's coast guard said on Wednesday. A search and rescue operation, involving two coast guard vessels, a Greek navy ship, three nearby ships and an Air Force helicopter, was still underway in the sea area south of Rhodes, Greek authorities said. The operation was hampered by strong winds of up to 6 on the Beaufort scale blowing in the area. The survivors said that the boat departed from Antalya, the largest city on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, two days ago with Italy as their final destination, and there were 60 to 80 people on board, according to an e-mailed press release from Greece's coast guard. Since the mass flows of refugees

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee of Tilos island municipality holds medicine packages to be processed at the recycling center of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee of Tilos island municipality works at the recycling center of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident carries a bag of recycled waste on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works by the batteries of the energy storage system on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees of Tilos island municipality sort recycled waste at the recycling center of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees of Tilos island municipality collect recycled waste on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees of Tilos island municipality collect recycled waste on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works by the batteries of the energy storage system on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-TILOS-RENEWABLE ENERGY-ZERO WASTE

(220511) -- ATHENS, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maria Kamma Aliferi, mayor of Tilos island, charges an electric car on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-SAMOS-WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE-TUNNEL OF EUPALINOS

(220420) -- SAMOS, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A guide walks in the Tunnel of Eupalinos, which is situated in Samos, an island in the eastern Aegean, Greece on April 18, 2022. The Tunnel of Eupalinos is a water pipeline running through Mount Kastro in Samos, built in the 6th century BC to supply water to the ancient city of Samos. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-SAMOS-WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE-TUNNEL OF EUPALINOS

(220420) -- SAMOS, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 18, 2022 shows the Tunnel of Eupalinos, which is situated in Samos, an island in the eastern Aegean, Greece. The Tunnel of Eupalinos is a water pipeline running through Mount Kastro in Samos, built in the 6th century BC to supply water to the ancient city of Samos. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-SAMOS-WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE-TUNNEL OF EUPALINOS

(220420) -- SAMOS, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 18, 2022 shows a visitor in the Tunnel of Eupalinos, which is situated in Samos, an island in the eastern Aegean, Greece. The Tunnel of Eupalinos is a water pipeline running through Mount Kastro in Samos, built in the 6th century BC to supply water to the ancient city of Samos. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-SAMOS-WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE-TUNNEL OF EUPALINOS

(220420) -- SAMOS, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A guide enters the Tunnel of Eupalinos, which is situated in Samos, an island in the eastern Aegean, Greece on April 18, 2022. The Tunnel of Eupalinos is a water pipeline running through Mount Kastro in Samos, built in the 6th century BC to supply water to the ancient city of Samos. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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Registration center on Greek island empty as refugee arrivals drop

A portside refugee registration center set up on Leros, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, is empty on Nov. 23, 2015, as the number of refugee and migrant arrivals has dropped drastically. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Refugees find shelter in tents on Greek island of Leros

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2015, shows tents set up for refugees and migrants near the port authority office on Leros, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Greece's Santorini resort island remains crowded with tourists

Santorini, a Greek resort island in the southern Aegean Sea, remains a popular tourist destination as seen in this photo taken on July 16, 2015, despite the country's continued financial woes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Greek isle where refugees, others pass through

Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2015, shows scenery on Leros, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea where refugees aiming to reach Western Europe and travelers disguised as refugees pass through. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo