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Environment
Dervenohoria Wildfire Swells, Fears for Nearby Ammunition Factory [pics]
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...
Cyprus
Second Firefighter Dead in Cyprus Raging Blaze
A second firefighter lost his life during the blaze that is ravaging the area near the villages of Spilia, Kannavia and Hagia Irene in Cyprus and continues for the third day.
Marios Aristotelous succumbed on Monday and he is the...
Environment
Greece Threatened by Summer Fires; Fire Department Understaffed
Greece's nature may suffer innumerable disasters this summer season, since the country's Fire Department is not operating properly.
According to Greek newspaper "Ta Nea," several fire trucks are currently immobilized because they are lacking tires and spare parts. Furthermore, aircraft are all...
Greece
Greece Aerial Firefighting Fleet Down by Half than that in 2011- Age-Old with Terrible Lack of Equipment
In 2011, Hellenic Air Force had 12 fire helicopters while a year later, they had less than half, down to only 5. Moreover, half of the 21 Canadair aircraft used to extinguish big fires by air have not yet...
Europe
Bulgaria to Send Unit to Help Greece Put Out the Fires
This hot weekend brought many fires to Greece. Firefighters are trying hard to put out the fires but high winds do not help. Some forest areas around Athens as well some in Peloponnese (southern Greece) are in great danger.
Neighboring...