Greece’s Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) on Thursday assured the public that the country’s radiation levels are normal. The announcement came following public concerns of potential radiation by the forest fires near the…
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Hundreds of people were evacuated from hotels and beaches in Greece over the last few days as firefighters tackled dozens of wildfires across the country. About 700 firefighters were deployed over the…
Huge fires have continued burning for a second night on the Greek island of Evia, as Greek authorities sent reinforcements to firefighters battling four wildfires burning out of control on Friday. At…
A large firefighting force has been battling a major blaze on the island of Evia since yesterday and after a water-dropping aircraft finally started to control the blaze, three new fires have…
A 49-year-old man has died after a fire broke out in Fyli, Attica, with fighter fighters desperately battling separate fires that broke out near the Greek capital on Sunday, in grass and…
The national wetlands park Kotychi-Strofylia was consumed by wild fires destroying more than 150 hectares of pine trees, according to official estimates released on Thursday evening. The local management agency said that…
A wildfire has broken out and burned an area covered with pine trees on the Sithonia peninsula in northern Greece on Thursday, with strong winds hindering the efforts of the firefighters. A…
Greek civil protection services are on high alert as the country is in threat of a cyclone, this comes as forest fires hit Kefalonia and an earthquake rattled the Peloponnese overnight. Gale-force…
Police authorities arrested a suspected arsonist on Sunday in the municipality of Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese according to a press statement by the Fire Service. The 44-year-old suspect is suspected of…
Greek authorities reported two forest fires raging in Zakynthos late on Thursday in the areas of Macherado and Koiliomenos with more than twenty firefighters dispatched to the areas with the help of…
Following the devastating fires two weeks ago in Attica, a fire has broken out on the blue coast of Schinias in Marathon. The emergency fire brigade consisting of 12 firefighters and six…
Police have arrested a 35-year-old man, accused of arson in the area of Rizari in Marathon, East Attica, while the fires of Mati were raging last week. The suspect, who resisted arrest…
Loukoumakis, a white poodle-cross was miraculously found alive a week after the devastating wildfires in the village of Mati, by hiding in an outdoor brick oven. He was found traumatised and having difficulty…
A large fire has broken out in the village of Kalamaki in the Vrontonero area in Zakynthos. According to reports, the fire started in two separate areas, with one burning closer to the…
Two bodies have been recovered off the southern coast of Athens on Tuesday, according to reports. The first body that bears burn marks was found floating by an amateur fisherman near Palaio…
The Advertiser, an Australian newspaper published in the city of Adelaide, yesterday printed on page 17, an offensive and inappropriate cartoon regarding the Greek wildfires. At least 85 people have died from…
by Aggelos Skordas The tragedy that struck Greece on Monday takes unprecedented dimensions, as according to the Fire Brigade’s latest briefing the number of those killed by the wildfires in the region…
by Aggelos Skordas Less than 24 hours after wildfires burned acres of pine trees forest and hundreds of properties in Eastern Attica, near Greece’s capital, the number of confirmed victims has risen…
by Aggelos Skordas As firefighters continue to battle flames in different parts of the region of Attica throughout the night, Greek government spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos told a press conference that the death…
Villagers from Arla in western Achaia were evacuated by authorities on Monday night as new wildfires hit the region, developing on two fronts in the area of Santomeri. Authorities sent a bus…