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Fire breaks out in Mytikas, Thebes, burning near solar park, eight aircraft in the battle
A wildfire in low vegetation broke out at midday on Wednesday in the Mytikas area of the Municipality of Thebes, with the blaze burning close to a solar park. According to Fire Service updates, 42 firefighters are operating at the scene, supported by a ground patrol unit from the 4th Special Forest Fire Force (EMODE), […]
Teenage girl’s death at waterfalls being investigated
Investigators believe the 18-year-old, who had a history of epilepsy, may have suffered a seizure or cardiac arrest while swimming near a waterfall outside Veria, moments before her 17-year-old friend's desperate but failed rescue attempt
New €4.5 million fireboat that operates in rough seas and reaches speeds of 32 knots, reaches Lavrio
Costing close to €4.5 million per vessel, the firefighting and rescue fast craft represent a significant investment in renewing the Fire Service's floating operational assets, forming part of the wider modernisation of Civil Protection under the "AEGIS" programme
British couple killed in Sifnos helicopter crash named as Blackstone banker and his wife
Greek accident investigators have launched a probe into the Sifnos helicopter disaster that claimed the lives of newlyweds Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert alongside their pilot, as Blackstone mourned the loss of its vice president
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
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
Dramatic situation in Western Attica: Psatha being evacuated as flames reach homes – New 112 Alert issued for evacuations from Loumba, Morfeika, and Ano Alepochori (updated)
Western Attica's wildfire rages on for a fourth day, with fronts at Agios Nektarios and Megara, road closures, aerial drops, and mounting home damage as high fire risk persists across Attica, Boeotia and Evia
