It was reported that two people died as a result of the crash of a fire extinguisher plane in the Platanistos area of Erepos, which is about 200 kilometers from the Greek capital, Athens. The statement issued by the Hellenic Air Force Command stated that the CL-215 aircraft crashed in the Platanistos area at 14:52...
8 people, 7 of whom are members of the FETÖ terrorist organization, were caught trying to cross the Greek border illegally. The statement issued by the Ministry of National Defense reads, “Our fight against terrorism continues on our borders. 8 people who were trying to illegally cross from Greece to our country and from our...
UK airlines are speeding up evacuation flights to turn away thousands of British tourists from the islands of Rhodes and Corfu because of the fires in Greece. While bushfires persisted on Rhodes and Corfu, Greece, thousands of British tourists holidaying here have flown home with emergency repatriation flights. More flights are expected today as planes...
The Serbian Interior Minister, Bratislav Jasic, announced that his country will send aid to Greece, which is fighting forest fires. Recalling that the aid will be sent based on the agreement of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Jasic ordered the Emergency Unit of the Ministry of Interior to send a...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reports that the planes sent to the island of Rhodes to fight forest fires in Greece made 138 sorties in two days and released 414 tons of water. And the ministry published, through its account on social networking sites, the work of the plane sent to Rhodes. In the...
Under the influence of scorching heat, Greece has been struggling with wildfires that have been uncontrollable for a week, especially on the island of Rhodes. According to the BBC report, Rhodes Deputy Mayor Konstantinos Taraslias said in a statement to local media that the fires still could not be brought under control. Taraslias stated that...
The Greek newspaper Kathimerini made a scandalous appeal to the European Union. He demanded the imposition of punishment on Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines. According to the news in AirportHaber, the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, which published analysis like a confession after the NATO summit, argued that NATO acquiesced to Turkey. The newspaper, which made a...
The late Dr. Sadiq Ahmed is commemorated on the 28th anniversary of his death. Ahmed, who was born on January 7, 1947 in Komotini, completed his compulsory 3-year military service as a Greek citizen after studying medicine in Ankara and Thessaloniki. Ahmed is known for having worked as a doctor in 1978, as well as...
Regarding the forest fires in Rhodes, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, “We are at war. We will rebuild what we have lost, we will cover the losses. Our primary concern should be the preservation of human life.” He said. In his speech in parliament, the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, noted that the fires...
Forest fires in Greece continue into their seventh day. While tourists flocked to the airport due to the fires on Rhodes, more than 2,000 people were evacuated on Corfu. It has been reported that nearly 2,500 people have been evacuated due to the ongoing forest fires on the Greek island of Corfu. A spokesman for...