Nearly 200 firefighters from European countries will help fight wildfires in Greece as part of a pre-deployment pilot project starting July 1. The first 28 firefighters from Romania have already arrived in our country on their own vehicles. Young firefighters, mostly under the age of 30, from Bulgaria, Germany, France, Romania, Norway and Finland will […]
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Kremenchuk, a strike on the mall: the number of victims increased to 18
As a result of the strike on the Amstor shopping and entertainment center in Kremenchug, the number of victims reached 18 people, 25 of the 59 injured were hospitalized. The head of the State Emergency Service Sergey Kruk reports: “Currently, 16 dead and 59 injured are known, of which 25 are hospitalized. The information is […]
Euboea: hope for a renaissance
The hope for the revival of the forests of the island of Evia, which suffered from fires, was given by young green growth against a black background. On the surface of the fire-charred land of Evia, new sprouts confidently make their way. Last year’s fires led to the loss of about a third of all […]
A minor was seriously burned in a fire at a refugee center in Athens
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized in serious condition after a fire broke out at the Eleonas refugee center in Athens early Wednesday morning. According to the Ministry of Health, the minor suffers from burns and breathing problems, he was intubated at the Hagia Sophia Children’s Hospital. Three containers of refugees were completely burned, half of […]
Paros continues to extinguish a large-scale fire that broke out on Monday evening
Shortly before eleven o’clock in the evening on Monday, June 13, a fire broke out in Paros, at the foot of Agios Antonios from the Molu side. According to the press secretary of the fire service, the fire burns low vegetation and does not threaten settlements. On Tuesday morning, 6 fire engines with 20 firefighters, […]
"A firebird has caused a forest fire in the southeast of Athens,” ΔΕΔΔΗΕ workers claim
“The bird collided with the wires, its wings caught fire, and it fell behind the wall of the substation, thereby spreading the fire,” a worker spokesman for the Greek distribution network operator ΔΕΔΔΗΕ told a group of stunned journalists from state broadcaster ERT, discussing the forest fire in Ano Voula and Ano Glyfada in Saturday. […]
Fire in Voula and Vari: shocking drone video
The fire in Voula and Vari, which started with Ano Glyfada, not only burned houses and cars, but also caused great damage to the environment. The first big summer fire this year scorched large areas on Mount Immitos, which was captured on drone video. According to the fire department, the fixation of damage and burnt […]
Tragedy in Bangladesh: at least 40 victims, 450 injured, many missing
A large-scale fire at a private container warehouse in the southeast of Bangladesh, in the city of Chittagong, has not been extinguished for more than a day. The bodies of the dead continue to be carried out, the exact number of victims is still impossible to establish. A fire broke out on Saturday at a […]
Fire in Glyfada, Voula, Vari – improvement of the situation
With the first rays of the sun, firefighting aviation is on alert, fearing re-ignitions. There is an improvement in the situation with the fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in Glyfada, and then rapidly spread to Voula and Wari. Residents of Panorama have already returned to the houses abandoned because of the fire, and Heromas […]