UK national on vacations on the island of Samos, ARCHIBALD GREEN, 73 years old, went missing on May 26, 2022. He went missing On Thursday morning in the area of Marina by Pythagorio, Greece’s Silver Alter service said in a Missing bulletin. Green has blue eyes, is 1.90 m tall and …
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Hiker missing on Evia during rainstorm has been found
A hiker who went missing on Mount Dirfi during the rain- and thunderstorm that swept across Greece has been found. The 36-year-old man called the emergency service of the Fire Service on Wednesday night to say he had lost his way in the storm and was trying to make his …
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Grevena: Powerful explosion in explosives factory; 3 workers missing
A powerful explosion in a factory producing explosives in Grevena, northern Greece, completely destroyed the facility, while three workers are being missing. A guard survived injured and was transferred to hospital in state of shock. The explosion occurred short after 8:30 Monday morning in the village Itea and was heard …
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Turkey urged to pay compensation for missing Greek Cypriots
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has urged Turkish authorities to abide by their international obligations and pay the “just satisfaction” awarded by the European Court of Human Rights to relatives of nine Greek Cypriots who disappeared during Turkey’s military invasion of Cyprus in 1974. In September 2009, the …
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Euroferry: Three more bodies recovered on Thursday; 5 people still missing
One more body was discovered by a fire brigade disasters team (EMAK) on the burnt ship Euroferry Olympia later on Thursday, the third in a day. The discovery of the three male bodies raised the number of confirmed fatalities to 5, while another 5 people, truck drivers, are reportedly still …
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Two truck drivers trapped on burning Euroferry rescued! 11 still missing; reports of 3 more alive
The two truck drivers from Bulgaria and Turkey trapped on the burning Euroferry Olympia were rescued early Friday evening, when a Super Puma helicopter managed to bring two marines on board who helped them evacuate the ship. The two men are being transferred to the hospital of Corfu as they …
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Dozens missing after migrants boat sinks off Folegandros in the Aegean
A big Search And Rescue operation is under way in the sea area south of the island of Folegandros in the Cyclades after the sinking of a plastic boat carrying migrants to Greece from Turkey. Twelve people have been rescued, so far, some 32 are estimated to be missing. According …
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Tragedy in the Aegean: Woman, 4 children die after migrants boat sinks off Chios
The bodies of one woman and four children have been recovered out of six people believed to be missing after a dinghy carrying 27 migrants capsized and sank off the south-east coast of the island of Chios early Tuesday morning. According to state broadcaster ERT, the woman and two children …
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Two pilgrims go missing in bad weather on Mt Athos – SAR underway UPD
A search and rescue operation in underway on Mount Athos after two pilgrims went missing since Friday night. According to preliminary information by local media, the two men are members of a group of nine Ukrainian pilgrim who decided to climb to a mountain in the monks’ republic despite bad …
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Evia shepherd missing in the floods, found dead, his car broken apart
A 70-year-old shepherd from Evia who had been missing in the floods since Thursday was found dead early Friday afternoon. The man had gone to check for his animals as stormy weather front Ballos was striking the area with heavy rainfall. The shepherd had called the Fire Service short after …
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DNA confirms identity of Romanian woman Monika buried under concrete
A DNA examination has confirmed that the body found buried under concrete belonged to missing 42-year-old Romanian woman Monika Gius. The body was found last week in Kyparissia, south Peloponnese, when the home owner noticed cement of different color in the house yard. The house owners visited the house as …
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Kyparissia: Body found inside a wall may belong to missing Romanian woman
The body of a woman was found behind the wall of a house in Kyparissia, south Peloponnese. There are reportedly strong indications the body belongs to 42-year-old Monika Gius, a Romanian national, missing since the beginning of the year. According to state broadcaster ERT, the owners of the house noticed …
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Young man missing as summer storms hit western Greece
Α 27-year-old man has been missing since early Thursday afternoon in the Gulf of Amvrakikos, western Greece. The man was reportedly on a boat together with a friend when a storm stroke and he fell off board. His friend informed the Coast Guard that launched a search and rescue operation …
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Two women, child missing when boat sinks off Lesvos; 10 people rescued
Two women and one child have been missing and ten people were rescued when a rubber dinghy carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece sank off the northern coast of the island of Lesvos on Friday morning. According to state broadcaster ERT, a patrolling boat of the Greek Coast Guard got …
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Man swims for hours in rough sea to get help for partner after boat capsizes off Crete
A man swam for over five hours in rough sea to get help for his partner. The 45-year-old had previously managed to get his 39-yea-old girl friend in the safety of a beach cave after their boat overturned off the south coast of Heraklio, Crete, over the weekend. The couple …
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At least 8 people missing when boat capsizes off Crete; 37 rescued
The Greek Coast Guard continues the Search and Rescue operation South off island of Crete Friday noon after a boat carrying migrants capsized and some 8 people are missing. 37 people have been rescued so far. for several people believed missing a day after a boat carrying dozens of migrants …
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Tragic end for French tourist Violet Gigano missing on Crete (UPD)
A tragic end for the missing French tourist Violet Gigano. Police officers participating in the big search operation found the body of the 29-year-old woman early Thursday afternoon. The body was found in a ravine near Cape Krios, southwest from Chania, and some 5 km away from Elafonisi. The area …
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French tourist Violet Gigano, 29, missing; huge search operation in Chania
Authorities in the Prefecture of Chania on the island of Crete has launched a huge search operation to locate 29-year-old French tourist Gigano Violet who has been missing since June 24, the day she had last spoken with her family in France. She was planning to visit Elafonisi. Gigano’s rented …
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Young Greek among those missing in Florida building collapse
The name of a young Greek, member of the diaspora community in the USA, has been added to the list of 159 people missing after the sudden collapse of a 12-storey building in Miami, Florida. According to press reports on Saturday, the missing man is 21-year-old Andreas Yiannitsopoulos, a student …
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Body of missing 11-year-old girl found at rocky Chania beach
The body of a missing 11-year-old girl was found at a beach in Chania on Wednesday afternoon. A big search operation was launched after the girl was reported missing from the area of Makry Toixos on Tuesday. According to local media flashnews, the body was found at Agioi Apostoloi beach. …
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