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Fight erupts in Greek ferry over toilets

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 08/19/2024 - 12:00

A fight broke out on a Greek passenger ferry travelling from Crete to Athens, state-run broadcaster ERT reported on Monday. 

The brawl is thought to have erupted when a passenger complained to a crew member about the on-board toilet facilities during the eight-hour journey from Hania to Piraeus port. The report did not clarify if the facilities were shut or not working. 

At least four migrants dead after boat sinks off Lesvos

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 08:13

At least four migrants died after their boat sank northeast of Lesvos island in the eastern Aegean, according to a report by public broadcaster ERT.

It added that nineteen others survived and were subsequently rescued by coast guard personnel. They have been securely transported to the port of Mytiline.

A search and rescue operation is currently in progress.

Repatriation flights head for Greece as wildfires force tourists to flee

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 08:59

Wildfires burned across Greece on Monday, forcing people to be evacuated from a beach on the island of Corfu while tourists crowded an airport on Rhodes after thousands fled hotels and resorts at the weekend.

Fires burning since Wednesday on Rhodes forced the evacuation of 19,000 people over the weekend as an inferno reached coastal resorts on the island's southeastern coast.

Corfu: Horse pulling tourist carriage collapses and dies on street

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 07/06/2023 - 16:14

Police in Corfu have launched a preliminary investigation into the death of a horse that was pulling a tourist carriage through the island's main town.

The animal collapsed and died on a public road around noon as residents and visitors looked on, according to a report by state broadcaster ERT.

Greece says cannot confirm reports that 700-750 people were on sunken migrant boat

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 06:56

Greek authorities cannot confirm reports that a fishing vessel that sank off Greece on Wednesday on its way from Libya to Italy had 700-750 people on board, the spokesman for Greece's caretaker government, Ilias Siakantaris, told state broadcaster ERT.

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