14 June – At least 59 people die and 100 more are rescued after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of the
Peloponnese.[8] The
government declares a three-day mourning period.
15 June - Protest across the country following the sinking of a boat carrying migrants and refugees. The boat is estimated to have been ferrying 750 people. More than 100 were rescued, and 78 bodies recovered.[9]
19 June – Nine Egyptian men arraigned in court in connection to the boat disaster. They all pleaded not guilty.[10]
5 September – The city of
Volos suffers extended damage due to floods caused by heavy raining.
6 September – At least 10 people have been killed by floods caused by torrential rain in
Bulgaria,
Turkey, and
Greece.[12]
7 September – Due to ongoing flooding, the main highway in
Greece between
Athens and
Thessaloniki is closed and there is no train traffic between the two major cities.[13]
26 November – The
cargo shipRaptor sinks off the
Greek island of
Lesbos with 14 crew members on board. The
coast guard rescues one person and recovers the body of one of the other crew members.[14]
14 June – At least 59 people die and 100 more are rescued after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of the
Peloponnese.[8] The
government declares a three-day mourning period.
15 June - Protest across the country following the sinking of a boat carrying migrants and refugees. The boat is estimated to have been ferrying 750 people. More than 100 were rescued, and 78 bodies recovered.[9]
19 June – Nine Egyptian men arraigned in court in connection to the boat disaster. They all pleaded not guilty.[10]
5 September – The city of
Volos suffers extended damage due to floods caused by heavy raining.
6 September – At least 10 people have been killed by floods caused by torrential rain in
Bulgaria,
Turkey, and
Greece.[12]
7 September – Due to ongoing flooding, the main highway in
Greece between
Athens and
Thessaloniki is closed and there is no train traffic between the two major cities.[13]
26 November – The
cargo shipRaptor sinks off the
Greek island of
Lesbos with 14 crew members on board. The
coast guard rescues one person and recovers the body of one of the other crew members.[14]