Firefighting forces on Wednesday continued to battle a fire in Vouprasio, Western Achaia in Peloponneseιν to prevent it from reaching the nearby protected forest of Strofylia and the wetland. #πυροσβεστες 🔥#εποχικοι 🆘 🔥Μεγάλη Φωτιά στην Στροφυλία Αχαΐας.Καίγεται ο υδροβιότοπος.Το Δάσος της Στροφυλιάς μαζί με τη λιμνοθάλασσα του Πάπα (Καλόγριας), τη …
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Hospital asks money from firefighter of Albanian mission helping against Xylokastro wildfire
An unbelievable complaint regarding the hospital in Aigio, northern Peloponnese: the hospital asked 20 euro for tests to be conducted to a firefighter, member of an Albanian mission that came to Greece to help contain the big wildfire in Xylokastro. The firefighter, a member of the Albanian mission that was …
Read More »Wildfire in Xylokastro may have been caused by bee smoking
Initial evidence gathered by the Fire Department has shown that the wildfire in Rozena by Xylokastro, western Greece, was started by a beekeeper smoking honeybees, the Crimes of Arson Directorate announced on Wednesday. The fire started on Sunday and killed two people, caused extensive destruction, as it burned for three …
Read More »UPDATE: Wildfire by Xylokastro, W. Greece, raging for third consecutive day
Ηundreds of firefighters and volunteers keep battling a wildfire in Xylokastro by Corinth, western Greece, for the third consecutive day. Two local men have died, two firefighters have been injured, over 100 sq. km of forest have burned down, but also houses and agricultural land and , of course, wildlife …
Read More »Wildfire in Xylokastro, W. Greece: Two dead, firefighters injured, houses and forest burned down
Two local residents died, two firefighters were injured, houses were burned down, several acres of forest were extinguished and wildlife was killed as a wildfire has been raging near Xylokastro by Corinth in western Greece in the last 24 hours. The charcoal bodies of two men were found in a …
Read More »Lightning sparks wildfires as stormy weather hits Greece
A bad weather front with heavy lighting stroke Greece on Friday and sparked 24 fires across the country, the Fire Service said. Two wildfires ignited by lightning Friday afternoon are burning in Kalyvia Thorikou and in Penteli, eastern Attica. On the island of Evia, four lighting bolts caused fires in …
Read More »Wildfire on Paggaio Mt is raging for 6th consecutive day
The wildfire on Pangaio Mountain in north-eastern Greece continues to rage for sixth consecutive day on Tuesday. The fire is burning down valuable forest and shrubland. Below pictures from Monday night. Δυτικό Παγγαίο τώρα και το απόγευμα… από το Ροδολίβος. Χωρίς αέρα πάμε για τη πέμπτη μέρα…. pic.twitter.com/Typ9DGRA0z — Ioannis …
Read More »What caused the wildfire in Athens & Attica?
There has been little talk in the mass media about the causes of the wildfire in Varnavas in north-east Attica on Sunday that developed into an inferno of approximately 40 km within 36 hours. Initial reports on the day the wildfire started blamed “a BBQ” with its fire gone out …
Read More »Wildfire reaches suburbs in Athens, burning houses (picts,vids)
The big wildfire that started in north-eastern Attica on Sunday has reached the outskirts of NE Athens, Patima areas in the suburbs of Halandri and Vrilissia on Monday afternoon, 24 hours after its start. Skai TV has just reported that at least 3 houses in Patima, Vrilissia have been swallowed …
Read More »Wildfire in Varnavas: Smoke blankets the sky over Athens (videos)
Heavy grey-yellow clouds blanketed the sky of Athens on Sunday afternoon, after a wildfire broke out in the farmland and forest area of Varnavas in north-eastern Attica,some 30 km away, and has been raging out of control. The north suburbs of the Greek capital report of a “suffocating atmosphere”, while …
Read More »Greece on extreme wildfires and mega fires alert, Aug 11-15 (MAP)
Greece ‘s Civil Protection has warned of extreme fire danger, that is maximum Alert Level 5, for four regional units in the country for tomorrow, Sunday, August 11, and the risk of mega fires until August 15, 2024. Very strong to gusty winds that will blow even during the night, …
Read More »Wildfire south of Rethymno out of control, prompts more evacuations on Thursday
The wildfire in south Rethymno has rekindled on Thursday prompting more evacuations of several villages and settlements. Powerful winds make the work of firefighters extremely difficult. The fire started around noon on Wednesday in the wider region of the municipalities of Amari and Aghios Vassilio south of Rethymnon on the …
Read More »Wildfire south of Rethymno, Crete, forces evacuation of villages
Residents of the village Agia Paraskevi in south Rethmnon on the island of Crete were urged to evacuate on Wednesday afternoon due to a wildfire entering the village. They received evacuation messages via the emergency line of the Civil Protection, while on the ground police officers went door to door …
Read More »University professor arrested for setting four wildfires in SE Attica
Police has arrested a 65-year-old university professor who is accused of setting four fires in June in the area of Vari, south-eastern Attica. According to state broadcaster ERT, the suspect was a sociology professor at Panteion University and also taught at the Officer Academy of the Greek Police, while he …
Read More »Very high risk of wildfires for four islands on Aug 7
Very high risk of wildfires is forecast for four islands in the north-eastern Aegean Sea on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the Civil Protection has warned. Very high risk of wildfires (category 4) is for the regional units of Samos, Ikaria (and Fournoi) and Chios in the North Aegean Region, according …
Read More »Wildfire is raging out of control in Evia; the 2nd in two days
For one more time a large area on the island of Evia is on fire, forcing evacuations of four villages and settlements. This time, it’s the only forest that had escaped fires so far and is now burning in Central Evia. An hour after the fire broke out, two warning …
Read More »Wildfire raging on Evia: Evacuations, wind turbine exploded
A wildfire in the forest area of Petries in south Evia has forced the evacuation of at least two villages and brought a wind turbine to explosion that put in danger the lives of firefighters and volunteers. One firefighter has been injured. The firefighter was slightly injured with burns in …
Read More »Wildfire in villages near Chania, Crete, lead to evacuations
The wildfire in the villages of Agriles and Livada and the broader area of Selino near Chania on Crete has reached big dimensions, leading to evaluations of villages and settlements in the afternoon Wednesday. According to media reports, the fire broke out when a driving car through Agriles crashed on …
Read More »Arson causes forest fire in Trilofo by Thessaloniki; 3rd wildfire in a few days
A big wildfire in a forest in Trilofo by Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Thursday damaged several houses and had residents ready to evacuate, while the blaze came dangerously close to a big hotel in the area. Authorities investigate the possibility of arson, as suspicious inflatable items were found nearby. It …
Read More »Patras wildfire: Children’s hospital, elderly home evacuated
Children from a hospital and elderly from a nursing home have been evacuated as a wildfire is raging in Patras, western Greece, on Tuesday. The fire is still raging due to strong winds. Video: Children’s Hospital evacuation Εκκενώνεται το #Καραμανδανειο. Θαυμάστε εικόνα ευρωπαϊκής χώρας. #φωτια #Πατρα pic.twitter.com/1VRjIy5kK9 — idiotypos 🍉 …
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