Fire fighters have been struggling all day and all night to extinguish the huge wildfire that broke out on the island of Kythira on Friday morning. One settlement was evacuated, power outages occurred. It is not a majestic sun set – it’s a horrific wildfire The fire broke in the …
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3 Firefighters injured, settlement evacuated as wild fire rages in Lagonisi, Attica
Three firefighters have been injured, four vehicles and one summer house were burned down during a wild fire that broke out in Lagonisi-Avavyssos area early Thursday afternoon. Witnesses speak of ‘arson’. Two firefighters were injured when their truck went ablaze, a third one got injured while combating the horrific fire. …
Read More »Wildfire in Kryoneri, NE Attica, as Civil Protection warns of high risk MAPS
More than 60 firefighters, 25 fire trucks, four aircraft, two helicopters and volunteers have been battling against a big wildfire in Kryoneri, in the north of Athens. Strong winds blowing with intensity up to 7 Beaufort hinder the efforts to extinguish the fire. The fire broke out around 10 o’ …
Read More »Extreme Weather: Stormy winds up to 8 Beaufort mainland and the islands (maps)
Heat wave goes, stormy winds coming from the North. Sharp temperature drop. A tiny breeze started to blow from South/South-West around 4 0′ clock in the afternoon, Sunday . It was not exactly “cooling” but it did have a small effect and gave hope that the suffocating heat wave of …
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