A week after the tragedy in Athens wildfires in East Attica and following an immense public pressure, the government obviously instructed the announcement about the number of missing people. The Fire Service announced in a statement published on Sunday evening that the number of officially missing people is 25. “It …

The Fire Service of Corinth launched a big rescue operation on Monday, to bring a French tourist to safety. The woman had fallen down the slope of the Canal of Corinth. Ιt was a tree that saved her life. She had managed to hold on a tree until the rescuers …

For more than 30 hours, an 18-year-old Dutch hiker was waiting for his rescue on an inaccessible mountain slope in Western Greece. The adventure had a happy ending after a Super Puma helicopter of the Fire Service rescued the injured man, brought him to safety and transferred him to a …

One after the other, wildfires have broken out in the north and the south of Zakynthos. They rage for the third consecutive day. The Greek Fire Service and local authorities suspect deliberate arson as cause for the wildfires that burn down forest land. What is puzzling is that nine diferent …

A legislative act to deploy members of the Fire Service and the Armed Forces to assist the ambulance Service (EKAV) has been published in the official gazette on Tuesday. The decision taken by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has triggered negative reactions not only by EKAV personnel but also by firefighters …

 The beguilling scents of Chios has been burned down. Thousands of aromatic mastic trees have been destroyed by the wild fires that broke on the island of eastern Aegean Sea  four days ago. Firefighters, soldiers, volunteers, water-dropping planes and helicopters could not prevent the flames extinguishing the island’s main economy source due to strong winds. …

A birthday cake with sparklers set a well-known bar on fire when the sparkles  touched the ceiling decoration. Customers fled in panic breaking the window glasses with the help of the personnel. Six people were transferred to a nearby hospital. It was in a well-known bar in Pangrati district of …

Hundreds of seasonal firefighters have gathered outside the Civil Protection Ministry on Thursday, demanding permanent positions as their contracts expire following the end of wildfires season. The protesters, many wearing their tan and red uniforms, used whistles and aerosol horns while carrying Greek flags during the demonstration. Μπούκαραν στον Κικίλια …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Greece’s Fire Service arrested two Italian tourists who started a fire at a beach of Antipaxos island in the Ionian Sea. The two tourists are boat captains who were about to start a beach party. According to local media, the two lit the fire on Wednesday afternoon on the beach …

Nearly 4,000 fires broke out in 2024, with many of these located in the Attica Region, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a meeting with Attica regional authorities and mayors whose cities were affected by fire. The fire that broke out in Varnavas on August 11 “was unfortunately, the …

Greece’s Civil Protection has issued a warning of very high risk of fires (category 4)  for tomorrow Saturday, August 17, 2024. According to the warning at very high risk are the following regions: Attica Sterea Ellada (Viotia, Evia including the island of Skyros) Southern Aegean (Cyclades islands) Northern Aegean (Lesvos, …

The newest theory for the fires in Greece: Blame the Romans who massively planted pine trees to put them on fire and destroy the regions they conquered. Excuse me, what? This is the baseless theory of the latest blame-game for the latest fire in north-eastern Attica and Athens that burned …

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 …

Greek police arrested two teenager boys, aged 15 and 16, for staring a fire in low vegetation area in the area of Terpsithea in Ano Glyfada, south-eastern Athens, on Monday afternoon. The high school students had fired fireworks “for fun” as they confessed to police. However, the fun for the …

The charred body of a woman was found late on Monday in a crafts facility that was severely damaged by the fire in Patima of Halandri, in north-east Athens. The body was identified to belong to a 65-year-old woamn from Moldavia who worked in the facility for the last 25 …

The flames of the big wildfire in north-eastern Attica reached the premises of the National Observatory of Athens on Monday afternoon. The premises are located in the area Koufos Hill on Penteli mountain. The meteo service of the NOA posted on social media “🆘 🔥 😢 Unfortunately, the large forest …

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 …