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Major wildfire rages through forest area in Evia: Mesochoria & Raptaioi evacuated as 120 firefighters & 15 aircraft battle blaze

Emergency 112 alert urges residents of both villages to evacuate towards Styra

More than 100 drones on standby for wildfire season across Greece

The Hellenic Fire Service and Civil Protection of Greece are deploying unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with thermal cameras and artificial intelligence for the immediate monitoring, detection, and management of forest fires

The three new aircraft received by the Fire Brigade – They will operate as airborne operations centers

With a flight autonomy of over 7 hours, they ensure extended presence in the operational area - Minimal fuel consumption and low cost per flight hour

Exhausted firefighters in Chios lie on the asphalt – “Resting before returning to the flames”

The president of the Panhellenic Federation of Firefighters' Unions, Nikos Lauranos, said that the photo shows "the harsh reality of the firefighter's everyday life when a forest fire is in progress"

Fire in low vegetation in Laconia: Operate and airborne inside the front

Powerful Fire Brigade forces battle to extinguish the fire

Fire in Chios: Smoke has already passed through the central Cyclades

Strong fire brigade forces have been rushed to the island and are being constantly reinforced - Fire in Rhodes too

The EU is organizing firefighting teams and aerial fleet for countries like Greece at risk

In Greece, four medium amphibious aircraft will be deployed, and in Cyprus, two light aircraft — Nearly 650 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically positioned in high-risk areas

581 new vehicles for the Fire Brigade, ELAS, the Coast Guard and the Ministry of National Defence: Support through the “AIGIS” programme

The new vehicles will significantly enhance the firefighting, civil protection, rescue, health care and general response capabilities of security forces.

Tempi tragedy: Appeals Court Investigator, fire brigade team, and metallurgist inspect train wreckage in Koulouri

Under investigation: The second electric locomotive of the freight train, a part of which reportedly detached upon impact, according to the EODASAAM report

Mitsotakis: Insists on answers through justice for Tempi, rejects the cover-up – The messages for the inquiry, preliminary investigation and next moves

He appeared skeptical about the load of the train that caused the fire, "drawing a line" with the initial information from the Fire Brigade, Hellenic Train and OSE - The political "nails" he unleashed

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