Kos

A wildfire erupted in a rural forest area in western Kos, an island in the eastern Aegean, prompting a 112 emergency alert advising nearby residents to remain vigilant.

There is growing concern in Rhodes due to the presence of hundreds of undocumented migrants on the island’s streets. Photos published by rodiaki.gr show migrants setting up tents in various parts of the city, seeking temporary shelter, even using cardboard boxes.

The dramatic moments unfolded on Tuesday night when the two children who died in the migrant shipwreck arrived at the island’s hospital on Tuesday night.in addition to the children, two women also lost their lives) was spoken by the pediatrician of the hospital.

A 63-year-old worker died Friday morning at a Public Power Corporation (PPC) factory on the island of Kos.

The man, employed by TERNA Energy Group, collapsed shortly after starting his shift.

Despite receiving immediate first aid, he was pronounced dead after being transferred to the hospital.

An archaeologist was attacked and punched by a contractor on the island of Kos last month, organizations representing archaeologists and culture ministry employees have charged.

In a joint statement, the Association of Temporary Archaeologists (SEKE) and Panhellenic Association of Emergency Personnel of the Ministry of Culture (PSEP YPPO) condemned the incident.

Local authorities on the island of Rhodes in the southeastern Aegean detained four Turkish nationals on Wednesday for performing maintenance work at a mobile telecommunications company without the necessary permits. The individuals were employed by a company also owned by Turkish nationals, which specializes in such projects.

There is a steady flow of illegal immigrants arriving on the country’s islands.

Yesterday morning, the Port Authority of Kos was informed by the Police Department of Kos that a person was swimming towards the Greek coast in the sea area “Lampi”.

The swimmer came ashore on his own and was taken to the General Hospital-Health Center of Kos for first aid and was discharged.

Crete, as well as parts of the northern and southern Aegean, faces a very high risk of fire on Saturday, the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has said.

On the ministry's fire risk forecast map for Saturday, Chios, Crete, Ikaria, Kalymnos, Karapathos, Kos, Rhodes and Samos are all marked orange, the second-highest fire-risk category.

Greece has taken concrete steps in recent years to combine insularity with actions that will promote development in harmony with the environment, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the opening of the Nisyros Dialogues event, held on the Dodecanese island on July 4-7.

The Decarbonization Fund is a tremendous tool that will allow Greek islands to become models of green transition, Environment & Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said in an online address for the "Nisyros Dialogues: Bridging the East Med," held for the third consecutive year at the eponymous island by the Georgios M. Michalos Foundation that opened last Friday.