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These are not flames but the glare from the fire due to the camera settings. The fire is behind the mountains. Hotels, residences, schools and barns. In July 2023, multiple wildfires started in Greece. They resulted in at least 28 deaths [1] and injured 75 people, with over 80 wildfires being recorded. Seventy-nine people were arrested for arson.
It is unclear exactly what caused the wildfire, but Vassilis Kikilias, Greece’s minister for climate crisis and civil protection, said firefighters responded within minutes to the initial fire ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece's worst wildfire of the year has left one woman dead as it continued to burn on the outskirts of the capital Athens on Tuesday, although milder winds and firefighting ...
Where are the fires in Corfu and Rhodes? Map reveals Greece wildfires. Monday 24 July 2023 14:34, Maryam Zakir-Hussain.
At least half the country was under a "red alert," the highest level of fire risk in Greece's warning system. A 20-mile-long wall of flames, more than 80 feet high in places, was moving toward ...
On the afternoon of August 11, a wildfire fire hit Northeastern Attica region. The fire broke out in the area of Varnavas, northeast of Athens, at 3:02 PM, according to Fire Colonel Vassileios Vathrakogiannis, the Fire Service spokesman and quickly spread due to strong winds. The flames caused the evacuation of many settlements and caused ...
2019. 2023 (June) v. t. e. The 2021 Greece wildfires were multiple wildfires in Greece in August 2021, which killed 3 people, [4] [5] injured at least 20 others and burned dozens of homes, after a historic heatwave for the country, with the highest temperatures reaching 47.1 °C (116.8 °F). Authorities evacuated several villages and towns.
More than 500 fires battled over two weeks in Greece, says minister. 08:30, Tara Cobham. More than 500 fires have ripped through Greece over almost two weeks, a government minister has said.