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Third Earthquake in Quick Succession Jolts Lesvos
Another earthquake, the third in a row, shook the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Monday at 1:45p.m. According to the Athens Observatory Geodynamic Institute, which issued an announcement on behalf of the four bodies making up the National...
Greece
Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Rattles Lesbos Island in Greece
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the Aegean island of Lesvos, Greece, on Monday morning according to USGS. The temblor was reported at 5:51 a.m. The quake's epicenter was located 70 km NE of the Island near the...
Greece
Third Man Dies in Moria Hotspot
A 20-year old Pakistani was found dead early Monday at Moria hotspot on Lesvos. It is the third incident in Moria in the last ten days. On Saturday a 45-year old man from Syria was found dead outside his...
Greece
58 Refugees and Migrants Arrived in the Last 3 Days on the Aegean Islands
A total of 58 migrants and refugees arrived on the northern Greek islands in the last three days. 47 persons arrived on Lesvos and 11 on Samos while no arrivals were recorded on Chios.
According to police, on Sunday morning...
Greece
Syrian Refugee Found Dead in His Tent in Moria Camp on Lesvos
A 46-year old refugee from Syria was found dead in his tent in the refugee camp of Moria on Lesvos.
A few days ago a 22-year old Egyptian was also found dead in his tent in the same camp. A...
Greece
No Firm Commitment on Decongesting Islands at PM's Meeting With Island Mayors on Refugee Crisis
Emerging from a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the mayors of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros said they received no firm commitments about decongesting islands with hotspots of refugees and migrants. The prime minister had confirmed...
Greece
10,463 People Stranded on Northern Aegean Islands; Thirty-Five Refugees Arrested on Kastellorizo
A total of 72 refugees and migrants arrived on the northern Aegean islands in the last three days. Twenty-two were recorded on the island of Lesvos , two on Chios and 48 on the island of Samos. According to...
Greece
Turkish Warplanes Fly Over 3 Greek Islands
Four Turkish fighter jets on Monday afternoon violated Greek airspace flying over three Greek islands.
Specifically, two F-16s and two 2 F-4s entered at 13:50 in the Athens FIR south of Lesvos.
The F-16 made overflights at a height of 19,000 feet...
Greece
10,780 Refugees Stranded on the Greek Islands; 130 New Arrivals Recorded
One hundred and thirty migrants and refugees arrived on the northern Aegean islands in the last 24 hours; 102 reached the coasts of Lesvos and 28 on Chios.
According to police, on Monday 10,780 people that have sought asylum and...
Greece
Two Quakes jolt the Ιsland of Lesvos
Two light earthquakes measuring 4.7 and 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted the island of Lesvos, Greece early on Sunday.
The quakes' epicenter was located on the Turkish coast opposite Lesvos.
The seismic sequence recorded in the area is normal, said...