Attica wildfires

Fires were burning through Saturday night on Andros island and fronts are still active for a 9th day in the Evros area, northeastern Greece.

The Greek-Australian volunteer, Theodosis Kakouris, who selflessly risked his life to help during wildfires has been found not guilty of arson eleven months after being held in a Greek prison. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Mr. Kakouris was incarcerated in Korydallos...

This year has already been a damaging one for wildfires in Greece with the most recent example being the large blaze on Mount Penteli in Athens' northern suburbs that ignited on July 19th. In the first few months of 2022,...

A Friday morning fire in southeast Athens prompted calls for nearby residents to evacuate amid strong winds, as this year's fire season in Greece continues to test resources. Last week, there were more than fifty wildfires reported in the...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Twitter that Greece will re-forest the land destroyed by the fires taking place across Greece. Mitsotakis said in his post that "all burned areas will be considered re-forestable. We will change the way...

It was just over a year ago when Obada “Ibo” Al-Nassar made the perilous venture across the Aegean to reach Lesvos. The friendship that this Syrian refugee developed with some foreign lifeguards located outside of the camp where he was...

  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras  announced on Thursday that a National Emergency Response Service is to be established to replace the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. The decision was made following the fatal Attica wildfires last month that killed 93 people,...

A list of 92 people who were victims of the Attica wildfires that devastated coastal towns last month, has been given to prosecutors in Athens. Investigations into the wildfires are ongoing and the list of victims was forwarded by forensic...

On Monday, during an interview on 24/7 FM radio, Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister for Overseas Greeks, Terens Quick, thanked the Greek diaspora for their support of the Attica wildfire victims. Specifically, Quick gave a special thanks to all of the Hellenic...