Now playing Next no comment Wildfire rages in Athens's northeastern suburbs for a second day Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle a massive forest fire outside Athens for the second day in a row, after hundreds of residents were evacuated during the night. 20/07/2022
Now playing Next Greece Firefighting helicopter crashes in Greece with four people on board Authorities say the aircraft went down in the Aegean Sea while battling a forest fire on the island of Samos. 13/07/2022
Now playing Next world news Europe faces major heatwave, with drought and wildfires Many countries in the southern and western parts of the continent have already succumbed to exceedingly hot and dry weather, expected to last for about 10 days. 12/07/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Current drought in southern Europe 'could become worst ever' "The Copernicus emergency management service indicates the present drought in Europe could become the worst ever," Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič warned on Thursday. 07/07/2022
Now playing Next no comment 52 wildfires break out in the last 24 hours across Greece An easing of winds overnight helped the Fire Service contain several blazes in different parts of Greece. According to the Fire Service, 52 wildfires broke out on Monday, stoked by strong winds and high temperatures. 06/07/2022
Now playing Next Greece Greek firefighters clash with police at climate ministry Greece has more than 15,000 firefighters during the summer months, about 5,000 of them on short-term contracts or hired seasonally. 05/11/2021
Now playing Next Greece Firefighters contain wildfire that threatened resort town near Athens Local officials said a few houses on the outskirts of Nea Makri - around 38 kilometres northeast of the capital - had suffered fire damage, but no injuries were reported. 21/09/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greece appoints former EU commissioner to lead new climate ministry Greece has appointed the former Cypriot EU commissioner Christos Stylianides to head the country's new climate crisis and civil protection ministry. 06/09/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greek firefighters battle two new blazes near Athens and Evia Greece scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes including one on the island of Evia, which has already been scarred by wildfires this summer. 23/08/2021
Now playing Next Greece Wildfire continues to rage near Greek capital Greece’s fire department said 370 firefighters, including 143 from Poland, were deployed at the Vilia fire Wednesday, along with 130 vehicles, eight helicopters and three planes. 18/08/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greek wildfires under control as rainfall helps firefighters More than 580 fires have been observed since late July with over 100,000 hectares of forests and olive groves razed to the ground. 13/08/2021
Now playing Next Travel News Turkey, Greece and Italy all hit by huge wildfires Many Mediterranean countries are being affected by extreme high temperatures and wildfires right now. We find out why. 12/08/2021
Now playing Next Green News Residents in Greece resist evacuation to battle wildfires Residents refuse to abandon their homes as they battle the wildfires burning across Greece for more than a week. 11/08/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greek PM apologises as fight against wildfire on Evia continues Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised for "any weaknesses” in the efforts to quell the wildfires on Evia, amid criticism over the government’s handling of the situation. 10/08/2021
Now playing Next Green News Criticism grows over Greece's handling of raging wildfires Authorities on Evia, Greece's second-largest island, have in recent days denounced "insufficient" means to tackle the blazes when the situation was "critical". 09/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Pefki threatened as enormous blaze devours forests Enormous flames devoured pristine forests and encroached on villages Sunday on Greece's second-largest island. 09/08/2021
Now playing Next Green News Greek island cut off in two by fires as #HelpTurkey lights up Twitter At least two people have died because of the wildfires in Greece and eight have lost their lives in Turkey. 08/08/2021
Now playing Next Greece Death toll from Greek wildfires rises to two as police arrest two At least 1,450 Greek firefighters were deployed on Saturday morning to battle five major fires throughout the country. 07/08/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greece 'a powder keg' as wildfires kill 1 and cause thousands to flee "Several days of heatwave have turned the whole country into a powder keg," said Greece's PM. 06/08/2021
Now playing Next Greece Site of first ancient Olympics at risk as fires rage in Greece The archaeological site of Ancient Olympia - where the first ancient Olympic Games were held - is at risk as fires continue to wreak havoc in Greece. 05/08/2021
