A tourist camp and nearby houses on the island of Elafonisos, in southern Greece, have been evacuated for the second day in a row as a wildfire at a nearby landfill intensified…
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On Monday, a 63-year-old man lost his life due to severe burns in the Intensive Care Unit of the KAT Attica General Hospital. Sadly, this has raised the death toll of the…
Following the tragic Attica fires, the Greek government announced legislative initiatives on Saturday that grant ministers the authority to demolition illegal constructions. According to government sources the Act of Legislative Content under…
Mahmoud al-Sayed Mousa was relaxing on his couch when his phone rang at 6:30pm on July 23, from his boss who told him to “come quickly” as wildfires started burning the coastal village…
Founded in 1969, the Lyreio Children Foundation is described as a model Orthodox orphanage where few devoted nuns care for, raise and educate children. The purpose of the orphanage is to provide…
A retired naval officer launched the first lawsuit on Monday against the Greek state over the recent fire tragedy. Retired navy officer Panagiotis Stamatis filed the lawsuit with the chief prosecutor of…
Heartbreaking words have been shared by a 17-year-old boy and his younger sister, who survived the deadly fires in Mati. Holding each other’s hand, they walked to the ruins of their home…
An Irish couple on their honeymoon in Greece have been caught up in the wildfires. Bride, Zoe Holohan, who works at Independent News & Media has been injured in the fire tragedy,…
In the latest updates from Greece’s Attica region, the death toll has tragically risen to 24 and more than 100 injured, caused by a wildfire that swept through Mati, east of Athens.…
Greece’s fire brigade has issued warnings to citizens and especially farmers to exercise caution and be on alert after a spate of 130 wildfires on the weekend. According to authorities most fires…