British TV presenter and author Dr Michael Mosley's dead body was found on a Greek island on Sunday morning after a days long search. Mosley, who went missing on the island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, was spotted among rocks on a rugged stretch of coast by a party on a boat that included the local mayor and journalists.

Missing TV presenter Michael Mosley's body found on Greek island

Around 2,500 tourists were evacuated from Corfu, a popular Greek island, after wildfires spread, said a spokesman for the fire department on Monday (July 24). Yannis Artopios said that fires have been raging in the north of the island as 2,466 people were evacuated overnight between Sunday and Monday, but no hotels or houses suffered destruction so far.

Around 2,500 tourists evacuated from Greek island of Corfu amid raging wildfires

According to Yannis Artopios, a spokeswoman for the fire department, at least 2,000 people, including tourists, were evacuated with the aid of three coast guard vessels, one army lifeboat, and 30 private sailboats. 30,000 people were relocated to safer areas. All of the guests, according to Artopios, had been securely ejected from the hotels and rental properties.

Wildfire on Greek Island of Rhodes forces thousands to evacuate

A blanket of heavy snow has covered the great capital of Athens further disrupting road and air traffic. The once-in-a-lifetime weather event has completely covered Greek islands in snow.

Greek islands covered in snow in rare weather event

All unaccompanied minors have been removed from migrant camps on Greek islands, Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi said Sunday. But refugee groups are still up in arms over Athens' plans to keep the island facilities open for other asylum seekers, as well as a plan from Brussels to place the emphasis of EU migrant policy more firmly on removing people in Europe irregularly.

Greece says no unaccompanied minors remain in island camps

A fire was reported on the tiny Greek island of Lesbos. The flames engulfed several houses but there were no reports of injuries. However, the fire fighters who arrived at the scene were met with resistance and by dawn large plumes of smoke was seen rising from the island as local authorities announced that Europe's largest migrant camp was gutted in the blaze.

Did refugees set Moria camp ablaze over COVID-19 quarantine? Greek minister thinks so!

At least twelve people drowned when their boat sank off an island in western Greece on Saturday, Greek authorities said, marking the deadliest toll in months in Greece's migrant crisis.

Twelve dead, 21 rescued as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

Two children, four women and a man drowned when a boat carrying them overturned off the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday, the coast guard said, the deadliest incident this year involving migrants trying to reach Greece.

Seven drown after migrant boat overturns off Greek island of Lesbos

Greek authorities said they believed there were 22 people on the boat. Greek coast guard vessels assisted by helicopters were searching for survivors.

At least 16 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

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