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Tourist injured in Porto Timoni, North Corfu
CORFU. The Fire Department received a call for a rescue team on the 112 emergency number.
Two missing foreign nationals found safe and sound in Benitses
CORFU. Two foreign nationals who had got lost on Monday night were found safe and well.
Man who fell down hillside rescued by firefighters
CORFU. A man who fell down a hillside today was safely rescued by firefighters.
Firefighters rescue cat from top of tree
CORFU. It took firefighters an hour to rescue a cat trapped at the top of a tree.
Firefighters called out to rescue man trapped on roof
CORFU. Firefighters rescued a man trapped on a roof on Thursday afternoon.
Escape attempt from Corfu Prison thwarted
CORFU. Guards thwarted an attempt to escape from Corfu Prison by a long-term prisoner.
Fire Department search and rescue operation for two German tourists
CORFU. The tourists got lost in the area between Nymphes and Sfakera and firefighters were needed to locate them and rescue them from the rough area in which they they had become trapped.
Trapped puppy rescued in Agios Markos - Municipality to take care of it
CORFU. Firefighters were able to pull out the trapped puppy safe and sound.
47-year-old wanted man at bottom of ravine - Fire Service operation in progress to pull him out
CORFU. The wanted man Dimitris Aspiotis has been found at the bottom of a deep ravine in Gremna, Ai Gordis, Paleohori.
Dog rescued from well in Krini
CORFU. The poor dog fell into a well approximately 15 metres deep - The Fire Service came to the rescue with two fire engines and equipment.
Rescue exercise at Corfu Airport
CORFU. There was a rescue exercise at Corfu Airport on Friday morning to test response to an aircraft crash.
Meropi Ydraiou promises support for the Sinies Festival
CORFU. Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi Ydraiou met with Sinies Educational & Cultural Society board members yesterday.
Corfu Rescue Team taking part in rescue operation off Paxos
CORFU. The team is using its Nansen vessel.
50 dead in Albania - Over 10,000 homeless following the earthquake
TIRANA. Prime Minister Edi Rama announced toady that the rescue operation in Albania has now been completed - 41 injured remain in hospital with 3 being taken abroad for special treatment.
15 dead and 28 rescued from collapsed buildings (13:00)
TIRANA. The news at 13:00 Greek time was that 28 people had been pulled out of collapsed buildings following the earthquake and 15 people had been confirmed dead.
Members of Hellenic Rescue Team to assist in Albania
CORFU. Following this morning΄s earthquake members of the Hellenic Rescue Team will be going to Albania to assist with locating and rescuing people trapped in buildings.
Man who was trapped in ravine has been rescued and taken to hospital for examinations
CORFU. Nikos Reggis, who had been trapped in a ravine in Mourgada, Korakiana since last night, has been safely rescuedby the Fire Service and the Special Disaster Response Unit (EMAK).
Man, 41, trapped all night in Korakiana ravine now being rescued
CORFU. It΄s just a matter of time (latest report 11:00 this morning) for the 41-year-old who since last night has been trapped in the ravine near Mourgada, Korakiana to be rescued.
