Greek fires

Australian ABC's Foreign Correspondent featured the story of the disasterous fires on July 23 in Attica's Mati. As soon as firefighter Andreas Demetriou learned that the wildfires reached Mati, he rushed to find his family. What he saw was devastating. His...

There is a very high (category four) fire risk for Sunday for many parts of Greece, the country's civil protection service has warned. The General Secretariat for Civil Protection has informed all state services, municipal and regional authorities of the...

Senior members of the Greek authorities are being sued by a woman who lost her husband, son and daughter in July's deadly Attica fires. Varvara Voukaki's lawsuit is directed at seven officials, including Interior Minister Panos Skourletis plus the former heads...

A special evening of music in Melbourne has helped raise money for those affected by Greece's devastating July fires. Melbourne’s Greek Center was the venue for ABC Radio's live benefit broadcast hosted by The Friday Revue’s Richelle Hunt and Brian...

Another elderly casualty of July's fires in east Attica has died in hospital from their injuries. The 68-year-old victim passed away in intensive care on Wednesday, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 96. At the moment, according to...

Greeks and friends of Greece in Australia are being encouraged to tune into to a special broadcast of a fundraising event on Wednesday to help those affected by the Attica fires. Melbourne's Greek Center will host a very special live...

Reports are emerging of a forest fire burning in the Evia region which, according to Greek firefighters, is being fanned by winds in the area and dry fuel. The blaze broke out in the Dirfyon municipal region in a dry...

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 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...

A high alert for fires in Attica, Evia and the Northern Aegean islands for Wednesday has been announced by the Civil Protection Secretary General's office. In a statement, the Interior Ministry's department said that drivers and people visiting wooded areas...