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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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Pefki threatened as enormous blaze devours forests

Enormous flames devoured pristine forests and encroached on villages Sunday on Greece's second-largest island.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Fire in Athens suburb destroys homes, vehicles

Residents face the aftermath of a savage wildfire that broke out in the northern suburb of Athens

Greece

'The night was hell': Wildfire destroys homes on outskirts of Athens

More than 100 homes and businesses had been seriously damaged or destroyed, according to authorities.

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Greece: Homes destroyed in aftermath to Peloponnese forest fire

Nearly 300 firefighters, two water bomber planes and five helicopters battle to put out a forest fire in Greece that has so far destroyed around 20 homes.

Greece

'Out of control': Greek wildfire rages through forest near Athens

The blaze threatened homes near the Greek capital on Tuesday despite a large operation mounted by firefighters.

Greece

Fire breaks out at refugee camp on Greek island of Samos

Around fifteen tents have been destroyed by fire in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos, just three days after the region was hit by an earthquake.

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Villages evacuated in southern Greece as wildfire rages

250 firefighters and a water-dropping aircraft were working to contain the blaze