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Greece's government has enacted emergency procedures which will allow ministries to issue demolition orders on illegally constructed buildings. Saturday's move will give the Environment, Energy and Interior ministers the power to order the removal of structures which are in breach of...

The number of victims from the deadly fires which swept through Attica last month has reached 94, according to the Greek fire service. In an update on Saturday, it was also stated that the Directorate for Criminal Investigations of the Hellenic...

The official toll from wildfires in East Attica has reached 93, following the death on Thursday of a hospitalized victim. The latest fatality was a 78-year-old woman from Mati with chronic health issues who was in the intensive care unit...

People returning to their homes devastated by last month's Greek fires, are being urged to wear masks and gloves for fear of pollution unleashed by the blazes. In comments to Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, professor of environmental engineering at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle...

The head of Greek firemen federation and the leader of a coast guard rescue mission criticized the government for responding slow and misinforming the public on the deadly East Attica wildfires. Dimitris Stathopoulos, the head of the firefighters' federation spoke...

At least twenty-four people have died in huge fires raging out of control outside the Greek capital. Twenty deaths were confirmed by Greek government spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos while four more were found dead in the sea at the area of...

Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in the eastern and western parts of greater Athens, as fires fanned by gale-force winds raged through pine forests and seaside towns on either side of the Greek capital. One fire was...

Fire fighters are battling a fire that broke out at a forest in the Ilia prefecture in Peloponnese on Sunday night. The fire, that spread quickly because of strong winds, had earlier threatened homes in the villages if Skylountia and...

Firefighters have been battling wildfires raging on many fronts throughout Greece since Saturday. It is the first outbreak of fires for the season, aided by strong winds and unseasonably high temperatures. The most serious front, according to the fire service is...

Hellenic Police (EL.AS) on Monday arrested two men on arson charges in connection with a series of fires in Ilia, in the Peloponnese, during the weekend. The two men are Greek, aged 31 and 29 respectively, and police believe they...