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Why Attica and Boeotia burned: There was air superiority in the sky, but the battle on the ground led to deafeat

Two dead, over 11,200 hectares burned and homes destroyed: professor Costas Synolakis explains why Greece's powerful aerial fleet couldn't stop the Attica-Boeotia fire, and what needs to change in prevention, ground forces and forest governance

Wildfires break out in Gastouni and Kotteika in Ilia, Fire Service reinforces both fronts

Firefighters, aircraft and drone surveillance are battling two blazes in low vegetation near Gastouni and Kotteika as investigators are dispatched to determine the cause, with the area remaining under a high wildfire risk warning today

How the 33-year-old was rescued from a 20-meter rock on Milos – see photos from the rescue operation in Fyriplaka

According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, the man had climbed onto a rock in the sea at Firiplaka beach. When he tried to come down, he realised he could not do so without risking injury

Wildfire breaks out in Ilia as authorities warn of very high fire risk for Tuesday

25 firefighters with 5 vehicles and 2 foot patrol teams deployed to fight fire; Fire risk warning for tomorrow in Attica, Kythira, parts of the Peloponnese, Central Greece, the North Aegean and the Cyclades as residents urged to take caution

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