June 4, 2022
environment, FEATURED
At least one house has been reportedly burnt , one firefighter was taken to hospital due to respiratory problems and residents of Panorama Voula, South Athens, and neighboring areas were urged to evacuate their homes due to the wildfire on Saturday afternoon. Two bed-ridden elderly have been reportedly taken to …
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September 21, 2021
environment
Greek authorities ordered outlying parts of the coastal resort town Nea Makri near Athens evacuated late Monday after a large wildfire broke out in the area. At least two houses and several vehicles were burned down, but no injuries to residents or firefighters were reported. Γαμω την τρέλα μου.. και …
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August 23, 2021
environment, FEATURED
The village of Marmari and two settlements were evacuated early Monday morning after a large fire broke out in the early morning hours in area of Karystos on the southern part of the island of Evia. The fire started at 2:30 in the morning increasing suspicion on arson. The fire …
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July 15, 2021
environment
Two hotels close to the fire front were evacuated on Thursday afternoon on the island of Samos where a wildfire has been raging since the morning. The fire broke out in the forest of the area Vourliotes in the east of the island. The order for evauation was given by …
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July 9, 2021
environment
Greece’s Fire Service and the Civil Protection have issued a warning of wild- and forest fires due to high temperatures and strong winds. The warning is for Friday, July 9, 2021. According to the warning, at Very High Risk (Risk Level 4) are the following regions: Attica Sterea: Viotis, Evia, …
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July 4, 2021
environment
The big wildfire on the island of Kefalonia is raging also on Sunday morning, burning down thousands of acres and creating a suffocating atmosphere. The strong winds make the work of dozens of firefighters extremely difficult. Several villages and settlements have been evacuated, among them Kaparandriti, Agia Rini, Markopoulo, Kremmidi, …
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June 26, 2021
FEATURED, weather
The heatwave sweeping Greece is expected to reach its peak on Saturday, June 26, with maximum temperatures forecast to reach 43° Celsius (109F), the Meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens and Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY have warned. Purple: temperatures over 40 C, Orange 35-39 C – via …
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May 23, 2021
Economy
Interior Minister Stelios Petsas announced on Sunday an immediate economic support of 600 euros to the fire stricken citizens in the region of Corinth and western Attica for their first needs Additional aid of up to 6,000 euros for household appliances is yobe given, after the recording of the damages. …
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May 21, 2021
environment, FEATURED
Two more settlements west of Megara were evacuated on Friday noon as the forest wildfire kept burning for the second day and the winds pushed it to the East. Residents of Papagianneika and Kalkani were ordered to leave their homes as preventive measure while the fire was some 7 km …
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May 20, 2021
environment
Smoke from the forest fire in north-eastern Corinth covered Greek capital Athens and reached also distanced islands in the Aegean Sea. The smell of burning wood filled the air in the Greek capital that was also covered with a yellowish-grey cloud that affected visibility and covered also the Acropolis. The …
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May 20, 2021
environment, FEATURED
Six settlements and two monasteries have been evacuated on Thursday morning as a wildfire has been raging since the previous night in the area of Schinos by Loutraki, north-east of Corinth. Thousands of acres of pine forest and four houses have been burnt down. It is the first big wildfire …
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October 5, 2020
environment
Firefighters struggled all night to bring the wildfire in Volimes, Zakynthos under control. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon near the village Volimes on Zakynthos and burned a pine forest over the popular beach of the famous shipwreck Navagio. The firefighters set the blaze under control at very adverse …
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September 9, 2020
Very Mix
East Attica wildfires: Church bells were ringing calling the residents of Anavyssos to evacuate the area; a police car was also calling on people to leave the area in southern East Attica as the fire front had already reached the yards of some houses. Thick smoke has turned day into …
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August 30, 2020
Archeology
The flames of a wildfire passed through the archaeological site on Mycenae on Sunday afternoon. Visitors and staff were evacuated. In a first evaluation of the situation and the damages, the Culture Ministry said in a statement late Sunday that the fire did not “really damaged the priceless antiquities.” However, …
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August 23, 2020
environment
Five villages were evacuated in eastern Mani during a big wildfire that burned through forestland between Gythio and Areopolis since Saturday noon. The village Vachos, Germa, Drosopigi, Eleochori and Skamnaki were evacuated initially as as precaution due to strong winds. Later, the flames passed through the village of Drossopogi, reaching …
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August 13, 2020
environment
Six villages on the island of Ikaria were evacuated for several hours during the night as a wildfire fanned by northerly winds threatened to reach the settlements. Accoridng to locla media, the fire got out of control in the early morning hours of Thursday. On Thursday morning, the municipality of …
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July 27, 2020
Greece
The Athens prosecutor investigates whether charges against 12 Fire Brigade officers during the devastating fire at Mati in 2018 will be upgraded to prosecution for fatal exposure of citizens to danger. the decision is expected to be announced. The upgrading of charges to criminal level is at the urging of …
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July 20, 2020
Greece, Politics
It rains lawsuits following revelations about possible mishandling of the wildfire in Mati in July 2018/17 that cost the lives of over 100 people. Former Citizen Protection Minister filed a law suit against daily Kathimerini for the revelations, while the main Fire Service investigator filed a lawsuit saying that he …
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July 10, 2020
environment, Uncategorized
Firefighters evacuated children of the SOS Children’s Village facility as wells as 120 seniors from a nursery home in Vari, south-eastern Attica, Friday noon after the area was blanketed in smoke from a nearby wildfire. The evacuation was ordered as precaution measure and both children and seniors were transferred to …
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June 19, 2020
Very Mix
Authorities closed traffic on both directions of the Athens – Lamia highway in the height of Martino on Friday afternoon due to a raging wildfire. Vehicles are being diverted by alternative routes to avoid the thick smoke that has covered the highway. The diversion takes place at the 125.7 km …
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