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Attica Fires

Prime Minister Apologizes for Greece’s Failures in Battling Fires

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis apologizes “for any weaknesses” in the country's efforts to contain and stop the recent wildfires.

Greek Ministry of Interior, Attica Officials Authorize Help for Fire Victims

Five different financial resources will be granted to the fire victims of the Varympompi area after forest fires laid waste to their homes.

Fires Rage On Across Greece on Saturday, Residents Told to Evacuate

Fires in multiple parts of Attica and the rest of Greece are causing significant damage as firefighters try to put them out on Saturday.

PM Mitsotakis: "The Challenge is to Make Mati Much Better Than Before"

  Visiting the seaside town of Mati in Attica on Thursday, two years after the devastating wildfire that gutted the verdant suburb, leaving 102 dead and many homeless, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the main challenge facing his government...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Offers to Build Basketball Court in Wildfire-Hit Rafina, Greece

NBA phenomenon Giannis Antetokounmpo offered to finance the creation of a basketball arena in Rafina, Attica, Mayor Evangelos Bournus revealed recently. The revelation was made by journalist Dimitris Kottaridis, who posted on his Facebook profile on Sunday that during a...

Greek Fire Victim Out of Intensive Care 78 Days After Inferno

Dimitris Philippis, the last remaining victim of the deadly fire in the Greek resort of Mati, was discharged from the intensive care unit of Evangelismos hospital in central Athens on Tuesday. Speaking from his hospital bed, Philippis said that he...

Greece's PM Tsipras Visits Fire-Stricken Mati

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the fire-stricken area of Mati on Tuesday to inspect the progress of work on restorations of the damage. It was his second visit to the Greek resort after the fire that claimed at least...

Death Toll from July's Greek Blaze Rises to 97

A 78-year-old man died of burn injuries in Thriasio hospital, in western Attica on Sunday bringing the number of fatalities of the Greek blaze to 97. In a short statement, the fire service said that 83 people were killed in...

Residents of Fire Stricken Greek Town Mark Disaster Anniversary (photos)

Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday in the fire stricken Greek town of Mati to honor the 96 victims of the disaster that struck on July 23. Relatives wept as the names of the victims were read out. With memories fresh...

Residents of Greece's Fire-Stricken Mati Warned to Wear Protective Masks

A Greek expert has warned of the dangers to public health from the dust and toxic substances released by the deadly fire in Mati, eastern Attica on July 23. Professor of Atmospheric Physics and geologist Christos Zerefos says that "suspended...