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5 dead, including 4 children, in 2 migrant boat sinkings off Greek islands near Turkish coast
Five people, including four children, died and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkish shores, Greek authorities said.
At least four migrants dead after boat sinks off Lesvos
At least four migrants died after their boat sank northeast of Lesvos island in the eastern Aegean, according to a report by public broadcaster ERT.
It added that nineteen others survived and were subsequently rescued by coast guard personnel. They have been securely transported to the port of Mytiline.
A search and rescue operation is currently in progress.
Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days
More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands, most near the Turkish coast, over the past three days in separate incidents reported by the coast guard.
On Thursday, the coast guard said authorities had found 107 people the previous day on the islands of Samos, Mykonos and the tiny island of Ro, which lies in the Mediterranean off the southern coast of Turkey.
Coast Guard rescues 11 off Lesvos
The Hellenic Coast Guard rescued 11 people off the island of Lesvos on Wednesday after reports of a sinking vessel. At approximately 11.30 a.m. Coast Guard ships spotted the semi-submerged boat and rescued 10 men and a woman who were taken to the port of Mitylene and the Welcome and Identification Center at Kara Tepe.
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Migration minister tours camps on Lesvos
Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Keridis was on his first visit to the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos since being appointed on Tuesday, touring migrant and refugee camps and meeting with local officials.
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Record tourism revenue seen
Tourism revenue could reach a record €21 billion in 2023, a National Bank of Greece report estimates.
The final amount will certainly smash the record €18.17 billion receipts of 2019, the final year before the Covid-19 pandemic. While tourism recovered strongly in 2022, after two lean years, revenue, at €17.63 billion, fell short of a new record.
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Museums, archaeological sites celebrating supermoon
Dozens of museums and archaeological sites will be open for free on Tuesday from 8 p.m. to midnight, celebrating the first of two supermoons this month, the Sturgeon Moon, which will be followed on August 30 by the Full Blue Moon.
53 migrants rescued off Lesvos, six arrested
The Greek Coast Guard rescued 53 migrants from an inflatable boat located off the coast of Lesvos in the eastern Aegean on Friday.
The Coast Guard said six of the people on the boat removed the engine and made holes in the dinghy when they saw the patrol vessel approaching.
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Civil Protection warns of high fire risk
The Civil Protection Ministry has issued a warning regarding a significant risk of fires on Monday. Despite the projected temperature drop of 2-4 degrees Celsius until Wednesday, concerns persist due to the expected strong winds and temperatures reaching 7 Beaufort in the Aegean region.
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Lesvos: Police conduct operation to bring 10 migrants to safety
Police in Lesvos have conducted an operation to locate and bring to safety 10 newly arrived migrants to the northern Aegean island.
The operation, which was focused on the Plomari area in the south of the island, also involved coast guard, firefighters and a police aircraft.