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On the afternoon of 11 August 2024, a wildfire fire hit the northeastern Attica region of Greece. The fire broke out in the area of Varnavas, northeast of Athens, at 3:02 PM, according to Fire Colonel Vassileios Vathrakogiannis, the Fire Service spokesman and quickly spread due to strong winds. The flames caused the evacuation of many ...
PENTELI, Greece/ATHENS (Reuters) -A fast-moving wildfire fuelled by searing summer heat and strong winds spread to the edge of Athens on Monday, torching trees, houses and cars and forcing the ...
Two firefighters were injured in attempts to contain the fire. As per RC European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), by August 13, 10,630 hectares of land in the East Attica region had been burned. As of August 14, the fires had burned 40 square miles of land, northeast of Athens. [7] In total, it took into grasp, 100,000 acres of land.
Huge blaze closes town near Athens as Greece prepares for wildfire season. Last 12 months rank as warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons
After the fire started over the weekend, it tore through more than 156 square miles (400 square kilometers) of forests in the Attica region and up to the suburbs of Athens. Thousands of residents ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek firefighters backed by aircraft battled a blaze spreading outside Athens for a second day on Wednesday, one of hundreds ravaging a country where wildfires have already ...
According to a senior climate crisis official, 667 fires were caused by a "human hand", blaming either negligence or arson. [7] 79 arrests were made as of late August.[2]By 25 August, officials had arrested 163 people on fire-related charges since the start of the fire prevention season, including 118 for negligence and 24 for deliberate arson, and the police had made a further 18 arrests ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek firefighters appeared close to containing a wildfire near Athens on Wednesday that forced dozens to flee their homes, and authorities now believe the fire was the result of ...