On the burning island of Evia for a week now, a unique olive tree has burned down, giving its fruits and coolness in the shade of its branchy branches for more than two and a half millennia. The 2,500-year-old olive tree was destroyed by fire yesterday as a result of ongoing forest fires. It grew […]
The President of the Republic of Greece visited the people hospitalized in the KAT hospital who received burns while extinguishing forest fires, as well as firefighters who received burns in the line of duty. Katerina Sakellaropoulou was informed by the head of the hospital Ioannis Iliopoulos and the attending physicians about the state of health […]
Central Greece Governor Fanis Spanos noted that the front of the fire in Northern Evia is more than 30 kilometers, and residents of a dozen villages have been evacuated. The disaster that took place in the north of Evia is characterized as “incredible” according to the first reports submitted by the municipalities and the region. […]
The governor of Central Greece Fanis Spanos anxiously asks for air and ground means – the fire in Evia is not going to retreat, capturing new territories. In the fiery nightmare of Farakla, Limni, Murtia, Kechris, Daphne, Rovies, Metochi, Zoodoho Pigi and Kalivia. During these hours, a battle with fire takes place in Spatari. In […]
Many residents of even southern Athens woke up this morning and found ash-covered balconies and gray-white particles flying in the air. And this is only what is visible to the naked eye. The amount of dangerous microparticles in the air against the background of blazing fires is increasing. In virtually all of the Attica Basin, […]
The Greek water supply service EYDAP asks residents of the northern regions and suburbs of the Greek capital, if possible, to reduce the use of water due to the fact that it is necessary to extinguish numerous fires. In particular, several cases of interruptions in the water supply of mountainous regions and in the northern […]
On Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the Ilia (Elis) region of the Peloponnese, the home of the Olympic Games, Ancient Olympia. During the visit, Mitsotakis thanked all those who participated in rescue from fires sanctuaries and announced an unprecedented environmental crisis that the country is experiencing due to the heat wave and severe […]
Rostourism asked Russian citizens in Greece to be vigilant, given the current situation with fires. A new fire has captured the north of Athens, from the foot of Mount Parnitha, the fire is rapidly spreading through the territory of North Attica, and residents are being evacuated, RIA Novosti reports, citing the Greek TV channel ERT. […]
The raging fires in Attica generously fill the atmosphere with particles hazardous to health. Just one hour on the street is tantamount to smoking 10 cigarettes, the pulmonology professor warns, and gives recommendations. Nikos Tsanakis, professor of pulmonology at the University of Crete, draws attention to the catastrophic deterioration of the atmosphere due to fires […]