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- Oct 19
Speedboat capsizings off Lesbos and Samos kill 12 migrants, including an infant
Six people died after a speedboat hit a Greek coast guard vessel off Lesbos, and six more died when a second boat overturned near Samos. Three passengers were still missing.
- Oct 1
Greek firefighters recover body of 45-year-old hunter in rugged terrain on Lesbos
Emergency crews deployed 14 firefighters and four vehicles to a rocky area near Panagia Amalis chapel after a 45-year-old man failed to return from a morning hunt.
- Aug 23
Greece transfers hundreds of rescued asylum seekers from Crete to Lesbos and Samos
The Greek Ministry of Migration will transfer hundreds of asylum seekers rescued off Crete to reception centers on Lesbos and Samos for administrative screening and identification.
- Aug 8
Three arrested over fires in Lesbos and Corinthia caused by discarded cigarette and solar park short circuit
Greek authorities arrested three people on 8 August for two fires that broke out on 7 August: a cigarette-started blaze in Lesbos and a solar park short circuit in Corinthia that burned about 550 stremmata of land.
- Aug 5
Greece places four regions under Red Code fire alert as heat and winds spike risk
Very high fire risk (category 4) is forecast for Attica, Evia, Chios and Lesvos on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 38°C and northerly winds up to 7 Beaufort. Authorities have ordered a full civil protection mobilization under the Red Code.
