Constantine Tassoulas’s candidacy had led to anger among demonstrators decrying Greece’s worst rail disaster.

Constantine Tassoulas’s candidacy had led to anger among demonstrators decrying Greece’s worst rail disaster.
The island has been experiencing near-constant tremors since late January, with thousands of earthquakes recorded.
Thousands of locals flee the picturesque island as experts say rolling tremors ‘not linked to volcanic activity’.
A passenger train packed with students collided with a freight train in February 2023 killing fifty-seven people.
Fifty-seven people were killed when a freight train and a passenger train collided in February 2023.
Authorities say at least eight people died after the driver lost control of the boat as he attempted to flee.
A harrowing journey costing $7,000 and the lives of many of his compatriots was ‘not worth the risk’, Hassan Ali says.
Greek coastguard searching to find dozens of missing migrants, assisted by Italian frigate and helicopters.
Six children died in the disaster, while the police found 36 survivors alive on Samos and three people were rescued.
Many refugees who end up on the Greek island are traumatised by water. A swimming programme helps them embrace the sea.
Demonstrations held in Athens and Thessaloniki against rising prices, low wages and unaffordable housing.
Irregular migration into the EU has become the political football of the 21st century.
Athens and Ankara say no magical solution is reached in their latest talks but dialogue will continue.
Twenty-five other people found alive on island of Rhodes after swimming to shore, according to the Greek coastguard.