Evros

Once again, the European Court of Human Rights has condemned Greece for the inhumane treatment of 14 illegal migrants originating from Iran, the Ivory Coast, Egypt, Nigeria and China. During today’s judging of the Mahammad and others versus Greece appeal,...

A tragic incident occurred in Evros, northern Greece, when a 4-year-old girl was found curled up next to her father who had passed away, trying to protect herself from the cold. The child and the young man’s body were found...

The body of a man who disappeared on December 4, 2014, was found in the Egnatia area of Evros river in northern Greece. The 49-year-old police officer had gone on a fishing trip 13 days ago but the heavy rainfall...

The Citizen Protection Agency of Evros region decided the evacuation of Ormenio village after an Evros River Levee Broke. The extreme rainfall in northern Greece, and particularly in Thrace, has caused the flooding of Evros River. The residents of Ormenio...

On Thursday morning, December 11, Greek rescuers were able to locate the body of a man at the bed of Gallikos River in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The search for the unlucky man started on Wednesday afternoon by the Greek Police...

A major rescue operation took place earlier today at the Evros river, on the Greek-Turkish border in the region of Thrace, where there has been flooding recently, as 25 immigrants were trapped on one of the river islets' embankment. The operation...

More than 2,500 Turkish visitors are expected by the end of the week in Thessaloniki to celebrate the Bairam, the completion of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting of Muslims. The Customs Office in Evros border has already been overwhelmed by...

A meeting was held in Athens, Greece among  the Greek Minister of Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Minister of Justice Charalampos Athanasiou, the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Vasilis Kikilias and the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, on the issue of...

Greek police have arrested four of their fellow officers and 18 others suspected of involvement in a major migrant-smuggling ring. A total of 22 people have been arrested in Attica, Thessaloniki and Evros, in northeast Greece, including the head of the ring along with four...

Authorities are preparing for the worst in the northern Greece regions of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, where the water level of the river Evros has risen dangerously. Indeed, the rivers Ardas and Erythropotamos in northern Greece may also flood since Bulgaria's Ivaylovgrad dam overflowed due to mountain meltwater and recent heavy rainfall. At...