Fire on island of Samos is under control ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s fire service says it has arrested two people in southern Greece suspected of starting fires, one of them who did so three times. The suspects, ...
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Tourists Evacuated from Greek Island as Wildfire Ravages
Some of those trying to leave the island described the evacuation as disorganized By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A tourist camp and nearby houses on the southern Greek island of Elafonisos were evacuated Sunday ...
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Read More »Wildfire Blazes Through Forest in Southern Greece
The first major fire of the summer ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say dozens of firefighters are trying to contain a large wildfire that is blazing through a forested region in the south but not directly threatening ...
Read More »20 Charged in Greece Over Wildfire that Killed 100
Charges carry a maximum five-year prison sentence ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have charged 20 people with negligence in connection with the country’s deadliest wildfire in decades, which killed 100 and devastated the seaside town of Mati ...
Read More »Greece Makes Three Migrants Citizens for Wildfire Rescues
The trio also guided survivors to a nearby port By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three migrant fishermen received Greek citizenship Wednesday for helping rescue dozens of people who were forced into ...
Read More »Forest Fire Death Toll in Greece Rises
93 dead in deadliest fire in decades ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have released the names of those who died in the country’s deadliest forest fire in decades, a list that includes several families. The death toll ...
Read More »Wildfires in Greece Kill 74
Deadliest fires in decades By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press RAFINA, Greece (AP) — The death toll from Greece’s deadliest wildfires in decades climbed to 74 Tuesday as rescue crews searched on land and sea for ...
Read More »Fires Stretch Greek Firefighting Capabilities
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Read More »Large Wildfire Threatens Homes Near Greece
Planes and helicopters join firefighters on the ground ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A large wildfire north of Athens is threatening homes as it sweeps through pine forest for a second day, uncontained due to high winds. Fire Service ...
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