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Wildfire in Northern Greece Burning for 16th Day
Greek firefighting forces are still battling a wildfire that has been burning for sixteen consecutive days at Mount Papikio in Rhodope of Northern Greece,...
NATO Firefighting Aircraft Arrive in Greece to Fight Wildfires
NATO sent firefighting aircraft and helicopters to Greece to help the country battle wildfires, the alliance said on Friday.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency...
Wildfire Burns National Park in Greece for Fifth Day
The wildfire at Dadia National Park in Evros stretched into a fifth day on Monday, threatening more destruction at the 43,000-hectare (106,000-acre) preserve. The...
Mount Penteli Wildfire, Near Athens Burned 6,800 Acres
Last week's massive wildfire that started in densely-forested Mount Penteli just outside of Athens burned over 2,750 hectares or about 6,800 acres.
New damage totals...
Wildfire on Lesvos Island Burns Homes, Businesses; Prompts Evacuations
A large wildfire on the island of Lesvos on Saturday morning has prompted evacuations, burned homes and businesses, and has now moved into Vatera,...
Wildfire at Greek National Park in Evros Scorches Protected Area
Firefighters on Saturday continued to battle a wildfire at Dadia–Lefkimi–Soufli Forest National Park in Evros that had burned 800 hectares of forest, nearly 2,000...
Greece Wildfires in 2022: The Sad Story So Far
This year has already been a damaging one for wildfires in Greece with the most recent example being the large blaze on Mount Penteli...
Heatwave Sweeps Across Europe as Wildfires Rage
A record-high temperature of 41° Celsius—105.8° Fahrenheit—predicted in England on Monday is part of a heatwave across Europe that has sparked devastating wildfires and...
Wildfire Blazing For Second Day Near Rethymno, Crete
The Hellenic Fire Service had dealt with 51 forest fires in 24 hours by Friday night and kept battling with regional wildfires in Rethymno, Crete, until dawn,
Helicopter Battling Wildfire in Samos Crashes in Sea; 3 Found, 1 Missing
UPDATED: Rescue crews found three people whose helicopter crashed into the sea off the island of Samos on Wednesday afternoon as they battled a...