Greek fire services responded to 60 separate wildfires across the country over a single 24-hour period on Saturday, testing the limits of emergency resources.
Central Macedonia in the north of the country was the epicenter of the wildfires, recording 15...
Two large forest fires broke out on Sunday afternoon near Athens in Greece.
The first fire broke out in the area of Barnabas (Varnavas), burning farmland and woodland areas. Since the initial position of the fire was close to urban...
A relatively large wildfire broke out in Greece's Achaea region, near Patras, in Western Greece on Monday.
The fire broke out at approximately 13:35 local time on Monday in an area covered with low vegetation and cultivated land.
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Two cars belonging to Turkish nationals, most likely diplomats, were set on fire in Thessaloniki, in Macedonia, Greece, in the early hours of Monday.
The first car was parked on Alexander the Great Avenue, near the famous sea promenade of the...
A tragic incident took place in Athens on Saturday morning, when a man, whose age is still unknown, was found dead on the railway lines of a metro station.
The incident took place at the Agios Antonios (Saint Anthony) metro...
According to data released Thursday by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), significant declines in state funding for public services were recorded between 2015 and 2016. During this period, the Greek state invested just €3 million ($3.4 million) in...
After a treacherous 24-hour period, Greece's fire brigade revealed some good news, announcing on Friday that "there is no active fire front in the area of Sarti, Halkidiki."
However, two firefighting air crafts, two water-dropping helicopters, 70 fire engines and...
There was a 22.8 pct increase in the number of forest fires that broke out in 2016 compared with the previous year causing a more devastating effect with the area of burnt land rising by 124.5 pct, the Fire...
A wildfire at Dervenohoria, raging since 10:40 pm on Saturday, noted a resurgence on Monday afternoon due to a change in wind direction causing it to spread towards a forest area. The fire is currently raging between the villages...
