Since Kos Island was in the spotlight due to the recent earthquake that happened on the 21st of July, the Mayor of Kos made the following statement:
The residents of Kos Island as well as all its visitors have returned to their regular pace after the powerful earthquake in our area with the immediate assistance of the Municipality of Kos and all the involved operators.
Despite the earthquake's great scale, no severe damages were noted as the majority of the touristic infrastructures managed to withstand the unfortunate phenomenon and the visitors continue their vacation without any problem.
All public buildings have been thoroughly checked by the appropriate technical operators that visited our area for this reason while the great majority of hotels and touristic infrastructures are safe and continue operating without any issue.
The airport continues its regular operation even from the first day and the ship line connection with the rest of Greece is temporality happening in the port of Kefalos until the damages in the main harbor are fully repaired.
The Municipality of Kos immediately created new facilities for the passport checking department in the harbor of Kos and the service of all visitors as well as travelers is taking place without any issue.
The roads are in an excellent shape, the damages are limited only to old buildings which have already been evacuated for safety reasons until the restoration of all damages while the island is being provided with all the necessary goods without any inconvenience.
Kos Island was greatly tested and proved itself to be extremely tough. It is the third most popular touristic destination in Greece and is looking forward to welcoming its friends.
Municipality of Kos
Press office
