July 24, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Greece wants to send abroad a clear message of safety, that the visitors’ safety comes first,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni told international media after she landed on the island of Rhodes on Sunday. Aim of her delayed visit was apparently to deal with the crisis in the tourism industry following …
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July 23, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Sixty four wild- and forest fires occurred on Sunday, July 23, the Fire Service announced earlier, adding that there are a total of 82 fires to deal with. At the same time, more fires occurred later in several parts across the country among them in Evia, Aigio, Epidavros, Corfu. The …
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July 23, 2023
environment, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s Foreign Ministry has activated the Crisis Management Unit to facilitate the evacuation of foreign citizens from the island of Rhodes due to the ongoing forest fires. Furthermore, it will open a HELP DESK at the international airport of Rhodes on Sunday afternoon. In a series of tweets, the foreign …
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July 22, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection is warning of an very high risk of fires on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Extreme high (Categoy 5 RED ALERT) is the risk of fires in the regions of: Attica, Evia, Viotia, Fokida, Fthiotida, Magnisia, Larissa, Argolida, Corinth, Messinis, in areas of Achaia, Ilia and the islands …
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July 20, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Fires in Mandra and Dervenochoria in West Attica, on the island of Rhodes and Lefkochoma near Sparti in Lakonia reignited on Thursday afternoon and citizens were again ordered to evacuate as the flames started to spread out of control. Western Attica Video: Agios Ioannis Korakas, west of Mandra. The fire …
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July 20, 2023
Greece, Politics
“The government will announce specific steps as regards the policy for forests, with the transfer of responsibilities for the protection of woodland around urban areas in Attica to the environment ministry, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday. He added that the responsibilities transfer will facilitate funds for protection of …
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July 20, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
23 professional firefighters and three volunteers have been injured in the several wildfires that have been burning in Greece since last Sunday. 3 firefighters are hospitalized with burn injuries, while 20 remain in hospital with respiratory problems. One firefighter collapsed on Wednesday during the battle against the flames near Megara …
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July 19, 2023
environment, FEATURED
An expert in disaster management has voiced concern that successive wildfires and heatwaves will spell the “environmental collapse” of Attica, home to the Greek capital, Athens, as the region continues to battle major wildfires burning through forests, brush, pastureland, residential settlements, farms and businesses. “The coming heatwave will ‘spark’ new …
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May 31, 2023
environment
Greece’s Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection welcomed the European Commission’s doubling of the rescEU’s aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s fire season, pointing out that this decision was an official Greek proposal and an important step for protecting the country against fires. The ministry underlined, Greece welcomes the …
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August 8, 2022
environment, FEATURED
“Hot-Dry-Windy” conditions prevail in several parts of Greece favor the outbreak of wild- and forest fires on Monday and Tuesday, August 8-9, 2022, the National Observatory of Athens According to latest forecast data analyzed by the team FLAME of the NOA, the Hot-Dry-Windy weather type creates unfavorable pyro-meteorological, that is …
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August 3, 2022
environment, FEATURED
Wildfires and forest fires destroyed more than 13,000 hectares of forest and woodland in northern Greece, Attica, the eastern and southern islands of the Aegean Sea, the central mainland and the Peloponnese in the month of July, the “Flame” research team of the National Observatory of Athens said on Tuesday. …
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July 28, 2022
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called “sunbed firefighters” those who criticize the government regarding a plague of wildfires in the last two weeks. The PM’s statement triggered an outrage on social media and sharp reactions by the Communist party KKE and main opposition SYRIZA. Speaking at the start of a cabinet …
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July 28, 2022
environment
Τhe Fire Weather team FLAME of the National Observatory of Athens and the Civil Protection warn of very high risk of fires in Greece on Thursday and Friday, July 28-29, 2022. The adverse fire weather conditions will continue also over the weekend, July 30-31, 2022. Based on the latest available …
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July 27, 2022
environment
Residents of the Vrysa village were ordered to evacuate on Wednesday afternoon after the fire in the south of Lesvos rekindled. Strong winds had revived the seemingly inactive fire pockets and thick smoke developed within just 15 minutes, state broadcaster ERT reported. The Fire Service gave the recommendation for the …
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July 26, 2022
environment
Residents in two settlements in West Attica have been ordered to evacuate early Tuesday evening after a fire broke out in agricultural and forest land in Mandra. It is the second wildfire in the broader area, after the one in forested area in Haidari suburb of Piraeus, some ten kilometers …
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July 25, 2022
environment
Over 2,528 hectares have been burnt in the Dadia National Park in North-Eastern Greece following a fire raging since July 21, according to maps of Greece’s National Observatory of Forest Fires (NOFFi) released on Monday. NOFFi, which provides a semi-automatic burned area mapping service (NOFFi-OBAM), also said that over 1,709 …
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July 24, 2022
environment
Several major fires are burning across Greece on Sunday burning down thousands of acres of forest and low vegetation land, forcing residents and tourists to evacuations. Some of the 53 wildfires that started on Friday and Saturday still raging at Sunday noon. The most extensive, and dangerous, fire is the …
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July 24, 2022
environment
The smoke from the forest fires on the island of Lesvos and the Natural Park Dadia in Evros, north-eastern Greece, has been consolidated and has reached the coast of Libya in North Africa. According to the director of the National Meteorological Service (EMY), Thodoris Kolidas, the smoke from the fire …
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July 21, 2022
environment, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection has warned of “very high risk of fires” for Thursday, July 21, 2022. Regions at very high risk are mostly in Central and South Greece, while others are at “high risk.” One factor increasing fires risk – next to human nature, negligence and petty interests – are …
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July 19, 2022
environment
Greece’s Civil Protection has warned of “very high risk of fires” for Tuesday and Wednesday, July 19-20, 2022. Regions at very high risk are mostly in in North-East, Central and South Greece, while others are at “high risk.” One factor increasing fires risk – next to human nature, negligence and …
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