evacuation

Sea Evacuation Operation Underway as Wildfire Surrounds Settlement in Viotia, Greece

A sea evacuation is currently underway to rescue around five hundred residents and visitors trapped by a wildfire that broke out earlier today in the coastal settlement of Agios Vasileios, Viotia on the Gulf of Corinth. Coast Guard vessels,...

Greece Evacuates 60 Greek, Cypriot Nationals from Lebanon

A military transport plane from Greece evacuated dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals from Lebanon on Thursday as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensified. The Hellenic Air Force sent a C-130 Hercules transport plane to Beirut on Thursday to...

US Citizens Evacuated from Israel to Cyprus by Cruise Ship

As the conflict in Israel escalates, US citizens have been swiftly evacuated from the region to the safety of Cyprus. According to reports, approximately 2,500 US citizens were gathered in Haifa, Israel, awaiting evacuation to Limassol port, Cyprus. The...

Eiffel Tower Briefly Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was evacuated by authorities over a bomb threat on Saturday afternoon. The security alert led to the evacuation of all three floors of the emblematic monument. A team of deminers searched the site while...

Ammunition Blasts In Volos Greek Air Force Base Caused by Fires

More areas of Magnesia, Thessaly, Central Greece, were being evacuated on Thursday afternoon under the threat of approaching fire, and while explosions were heard from an ammunition depot at the Nea Anchialos Air Force Base near the city of...

Thousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfire Threatens Resorts on Rhodes

Thousands of tourists are being evacuated from local resorts on the Greek island of Rhodes as a wildfire burns out of control for a fifth day. According to local site Rodiaki, the tourists are evacuated from "Lindian Village" and "Rodos...

Greeks Evacuated from Sudan Flown to Athens

Seventeen people, 13 Greeks and 4 spouses of Greek nationals, including three children and an injured person, have been evacuated from Sudan via Djibouti and have arrived in Athens, the Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. A Hellenic Air Force...