Danid, a firefighetr from Sierra Leone and asylum seeker on the island of Samos, is volunteering at the local fire service, providing information to the camp residents on fire risks and setting up a group of volunteers at the camp. Before leaving his country to seek asylum, Danid was working …

Residents of the Vrysa village were ordered to evacuate on Wednesday afternoon after the fire in the south of Lesvos rekindled. Strong winds had revived the seemingly inactive fire pockets and thick smoke developed within just 15 minutes, state broadcaster ERT reported. The Fire Service gave the recommendation for the …

The villages of Makria Pounta and Limnionas were evacuated late on Wednesday as the fire that broke out on the island of Samos on Wednesday afternoon has been raging without a stop. The fire continued its destructive work, and orders were given to evacuate the villages of Limnionas and Makria …

A fire-fighting helicopter crashed into the sea off the island of Samos on Wednesday afternoon. Four crew member missing. Big Search and Rescue Operation underway. According to preliminary information, the helicopter, type ER-MH4, crashed while it was attempting to collect water from the sea. The helicopter was participating in the …

A forest fire has been raging on the island of Samos since 10 o’ clock Tuesday morning and is out of control also in early evening. A village nearby has been evacuated, support fire fighting forces are on the way to the island in the eastern Aegean Sea. One suspect …

Two hotels close to the fire front were evacuated on Thursday afternoon on the island of Samos where a wildfire has been raging since the morning. The fire broke out in the forest of the area Vourliotes in the east of the island. The order for evauation was given by …

Police detained two asylum seekers after a fire broke out in the Migrants’ Reception and Identification Center camp on the island of Samos early Friday morning. Ten firefighters with 5 trucks rushed to the area and extinguished the fire before it would create big damage. According to local media samosvoice, …

Six Afghan nationals were remanded in custody by order of a prosecutor on the island of Lesvos on Monday. They were arrested last week on charges of arson and participation in a criminal group, for the fire that destroyed the Moria refugee camp earlier in September.  Four of the six …

Three successive fires broke out in the migrants camp on the island of Samos on Sunday evening destroying accommodation for over 100 people. Fire brigades rushed to the area, an operation to evacuate the structure was launched. Tension between police forces and refugees occurred when the first initially prevented the …

Police on the island of Samos has arrested 12 foreign nationals aged 15-34 as responsible for the brawl and the attacks that left three people injured on Monday as well as for the fire in the hot spot. Seven of those arrested are charged for involvement in the incidents inside …

A fire broke out at the Reception and Identification Center of the islands of Samos late on Monday evening. According to initial media reports, the situation is serious, tents and buildings are burning down. A big force of firefighters is trying to extinguish the blaze. Thousands of refugees and migrants …

A big forest fire is raging on the island of Samos and authorities have ordered the evacuation of  two hotels as well residents of the area of Mesokampos near Pythagorio. The fire broke out in a forest in Mesokampos short after 5 o’ clock Saturday afternoon. It spread quickly and …

A 45-year-old volunteer firefighter was sentenced to eight months imprisonment on 3-year suspension for a wildfire in Kontakeika area on the island of Samos last week. Last Thursday evening, the man had reportedly informed the volunteer firefighters units of the island about a fire in the area. He furthermore claimed …

For one more time, frustrated refugees and migrants stuck in the hot spots of the islands of Chios and Samos launched protests. In the hot spot Souda on Chios, the protest started Wednesday noon when young camp residents having block the street leading to the camp with garbage bins, which …

Clashes among migrants broke on Thursday night in the hot spot of Samos, Greek media speak of dozens injured. According to police, the clashes started when a scuffle broke out among Moroccan, Algerian and Pakistani migrants. Soon the situation got out of control, the angry mob started fires in several …

65-year-old Dutch tourist who had been missing on the eastern Aegean island of Samos was found dead on Wednesday morning. The body was found by a member of a Dutch rescue team in the area of Panagia Stiliani over the Pythagorio school, local media reported. The woman, Brigitte van Gennip, …

A Dutch tourist went missing on the island of Samos on Thursday morning after she went hiking around the Eupalinos Trench to Pythagoreio. 65-year-old Brigitte van Gennip was spending vacations on the island when she disappeared on Thursday morning. She was staying in a hotel in Pythagoreio. She had called …

High temperatures and high-velocity summer winds (meltemia) forecast for the next three days raise the threat for fires in four main areas of Greece, Climate Crisis & Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Thursday. The Minister called on citizens to be cautious and refrain from outdoor actions what could …

Greece’s Civil Protection has issued a warning of very high risk of fires (category 4)  for tomorrow Saturday, August 17, 2024. According to the warning at very high risk are the following regions: Attica Sterea Ellada (Viotia, Evia including the island of Skyros) Southern Aegean (Cyclades islands) Northern Aegean (Lesvos, …

Greece ‘s Civil Protection has warned of extreme fire danger, that is maximum Alert Level 5,  for four regional units in the country for tomorrow, Sunday, August 11, and the risk of mega fires until August 15, 2024. Very strong to gusty winds that will blow even during the night, …