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Coast guard officials intercepted more than 400 undocumented immigrants on several islands in the eastern Aegean within 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday as authorities on Lesvos appealed to the central government for support as the relentless flow of arrival fuels tensions and overwhelms local services and infrastructure.

Love them or hate them, selfies are here to stay… in the car, at the beach, at concerts, sporting events, even from the comfort of your own bed – especially there. Greece has a number of selfie and groupfie spots that are ideal for that perfect Instagram pose. In fact travel site suggestme.com listed Athens as one of the top 10 selfie capitals of the world.

Three Greek islands are listed in the top 16 list published by US News, based on the opinions of experts and readers alike.

As you’d expect, Santorini is the top Greek island destination. What’s a slight surprise is the fact that US News picks the island, also known as Thira, as its top choice.

Mykonos and Crete are listed at ninth and thirteenth, respectively.

Mykonos, part of the Cyclades group, in the Aegean has launched a thousand postcards. Known as the isle of winds, it is famous for its trademark sugar-cube houses, amazing beaches and non-stop party atmosphere the island has something for everyone.

The Greek Health Ministry advised the city of Aspropyrgos, west Attica, to close down following a blaze at a recycling facility broke out on Saturday. Kindergartens and schools on Wednesday shut down due to air pollution from the plant as well as dangerous toxic fumes released by the fire on its fifth day ablaze.

The influx of undocumented immigrants into Greece from neighboring Turkey has increased dramatically, growing sixfold in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2014, according to new figures released by the coast guard on Monday.

DailyMailOnline has included three Greek beaches amongst the “best of the Mediterranean” collection.

The first is Egremni beach on the southwest coast of the Ionian island of Lefkada, off the western coast of mainland Greece. It’s remote but still draws numerous beach-goers.

An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook was reported in the Ionian sea at 15.05 GMT on Tuesday, shaking the already quake-stricken island of Kefallonia (Cephalonia).

Greek coast guard officers rescued 213 migrants during operations off various Aegean islands on Saturday night.

The six rescues took place off Kos, Chios and Lesvos. Authorities do not believe any people are missing.

Greek authorities say the coast guard has picked up 216 people in the Aegean Sea who entered the country illegally by sailing from the Turkish coast to nearby islands overnight, raising the total this week to more than 1,500.