Latest Greece Headlines
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Firefighters Battle Major Wildfire on Greek Island of Chios, With Evacuations Ordered
Jun 24 2025 // Greek authorities sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town of the eastern Aegean island of Chios Monday morning, as firefighters struggled to control a major wildfire raging on the town’s...
Severe Storms Batter Greek Islands, With Crete Hit Hardest
Apr 3 2025 // Severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day on Tuesday [April 1], with Crete experiencing the heaviest rainfall. Authorities on Paros and Mykonos, meanwhile, worked to clear overturned cars and debris...
Secret Russian Oil Switching Gets New Greek Hotspot After Drills
Nov 25 2024 // The secret switching of Russian fuel cargoes between tankers at sea has migrated to new hotspots off the coast of Greece after the European country used naval drills to try and block the activity in one location. About 1...
H.W. International Agrees to Sell UK, French and Greek Operations to Steadfast Group
Nov 7 2024 // H.W. International B.V., the Amsterdam-based, privately owned insurance broker, announced the sale of H.W. Wood Ltd. and HWI France to Steadfast Group, the largest general insurance broker network and underwriting agency...
Update: Greece Battles Wildfires While Storm Lilian Crosses UK
Aug 23 2024 // Greek wildfire risks increased as temperatures climb and near gale force winds blow across the Aegean Sea, while Storm Lilian is battering parts of the UK. Firefighters, supported by helicopters, are trying to control an...
Storm Warnings in Place Across Europe, From Northern Greece to Poland
Aug 21 2024 // Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from Poland and Hungary to Italy and Greece. There are orange warnings for northern Greece, as the summer heat gives way to violent storms and the risk of flooding....
Greece Fights Deadly Fire on Aegean Island as Temperatures Soar
Jul 12 2024 // Greece is fighting a deadly fire on the island of Lesvos, as temperatures in some parts of the country exceed 40C (104F). A person died in a burned-out car on Lesvos, where authorities are investigating whether the vehicle...
Greece Evacuates Hospital as Wildfire Threatens City of Patra
Jul 9 2024 // Greek authorities evacuated a hospital after a wildfire broke out in Patra, the country’s third-biggest city. Firefighters, assisted by planes and helicopters, safely evacuated a hospital and a nursing home,...
Europe Braces for Heat Following Greek Fires and Swiss Floods
Jun 24 2024 // European capitals are bracing for heat wave conditions, following wildfires in Greece and flooding in Switzerland over the weekend. High pressure over southern Scandinavian will bring the highest temperatures this year to...
Sanctioned Oil Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk in Mediterranean, Greece Says
Jun 5 2024 // Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country’s shipping minister told...
Update: Greek-Owned Ship Takes on Water After Being Hit by Missiles in Red Sea
May 29 2024 // A bulk carrier has taken on water and is leaning to the side after being attacked while sailing through the Red Sea, underscoring the continuing risks facing ships trying to navigate a waterway long critical to global...
Greece Invests Over €2 Billion to Fight Climate Change Effects
Apr 8 2024 // Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires are already breaking out ahead of fire season, which normally starts in May. The Aegis...
Greek Ship Attacked in Red Sea by Houthis Arrives in Port of Aden With Cargo
Feb 20 2024 // The Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion arrived in the southern Yemeni port of Aden on Tuesday after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appeared to have been a mistaken missile strike by Houthi militia,...
Climate Change Made Deadly Floods in Libya and Greece More Extreme
Sep 21 2023 // The low-pressure weather system that unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain across the eastern Mediterranean last week was made more likely and more intense by climate change. Global warming caused by human emissions of...
More Than 600 Firefighters, Water-Dropping Planes Struggle to Control Greece Wildfires
Aug 28 2023 // More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, were battling three major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have...
Update: Greece Fights Almost 200 Wildfires as Wind Raises Risk in Mediterranean
Jul 27 2023 // Greece is fighting almost 200 wildfires as strengthening winds put a sting in the tail of the Mediterranean’s fading heat wave. More villages in mainland Greece were evacuated on Thursday as blazes threatened, while...
Greece Wildfires Raise Questions for Tourists About Their Travel Insurance Cover
Jul 25 2023 // Wildfires and evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes, and a heat wave blasting much of southern Europe, have raised questions for tourists about their travel insurance coverage. As the threat of fires remains high...
Wildfires Rage Across Greece With Record Heat Forecast for Italy
Jul 24 2023 // Wildfires are raging across Greece after about 19,000 people were evacuated from the island of Rhodes over the weekend, while record temperatures are forecast for Sardinia. Over the past 24 hours, 162 fires have been...
European Heat Wave Sees Temperatures Reaching 115F in Sardinia as Greece Burns
Jul 19 2023 // Europe baked in intense heat, with temperatures reaching almost 46C (115F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday, as wildfires continued to rage in Greece. Authorities warned lives were in danger after the latest...
UK’s Ardonagh to Acquire Greek Reinsurance Broker SRS Group
Jun 1 2023 // The Ardonagh Group announced its expansion into Greece following its agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in SRS Group of Companies (SRS). Founded in 2019 and based in Athens, SRS’ businesses include a...
