While proving to be a relief in many cases, concerns over flooding arose, especially where wildfires scorched forest and brushland this past month

The site on Rhodes where the blaze is raging is described as remote and rugged, while gusty winds are plaguing fire-fighting efforts

Findings released of urgent culture ministry inspections of archaeological sites, other monuments in parts of NE Attica prefecture affected by last week’s wildfire

The fire brigade order the shutdown of power along the main north-south rail line near the Litochoro statrion, in north-central Greece

Two major blazes on the day in Kozani, Thesprotia prefectures

One of the 34 fires in northern Greece has been burning for almost a month, as explosions from discarded war-time ordnance, mines hamper ground units

This team includes experts in crisis healthcare management, such as internists, cardiologists, and mental health professionals.

Three Turkish water-dropping planes, helicopter the latest units dispatched to Athens area

Reports from the Copernicus Rapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), analyzed by Meteo.gr, show that 13 major wildfires since 2017 have ravaged more than 700,000 acres of forest

More than 1,000 personnel - fire-fighters, forest fire units, municipal crews and volunteers - battled the blazes northeast of Athens, with a total of 199 vehicles deployed in the operation

Two minors were imposed a 4,640-euro fine for setting a fire in Glyfada ‘for fun’. They're due to appear before a juvenile court with their guardians

The urgent measures come in the wake of a huge conflagration that erupted early Sunday afternoon from the Varnavas township and affected much of northeast Attica prefecture

Only four out of ten artisans have insured their business assets, and merely 4.8% consider natural disasters, such as floods and fires, to be the greatest threat to their operations.

Over a hundred homes and businesses have been reduced to ashes, and the total area consumed by the fire now exceeds 100,000 acres.

Two fire-fighting vehicles burned during efforts to extinguish the flames near east Attica prefecture town of Neos Voutsas

While firefighters continue their efforts to contain large Athens wildfire fronts raging across the wider area of the Greek capital, NASA released a satellite photo revealing the size of the blaze. According to the NASA satellite maps, the thermal force of the Athens wildfire suggests the front has exceeded 20 kilometers. Firefighters battling the flames […]

In response, Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) has issued guidelines to protect public health from the hazardous effects of smoke inhalation during the fire

Τhe conflagration in northeast Attica prefecture (greater Athens area) erupted instantaneously amid gusty winds near the township of Varnavas, before spreading south towards Mt. Penteli

Currently, the fire is advancing towards Marathon Lake, with firefighting teams intensifying their efforts.

Authorities have issued an emergency evacuation order via the 112 alert system, advising residents in the affected areas to evacuate immediately