Russian BU-200 crew member: I flew over Varibobi on August 6 and saw fire from above approaching my home in Frakomakedones. Now my neighborhood is a lunar landscape with the smell of ash. Panayotis Kapetanis, member of the crew of the BE-200 (Beriev) aircraft, coordinator of the Greek fire service, reports: “The seaplane pilot deals […]
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Mitsotakis on Varibobi: “The houses will be rebuilt, the forest will grow over time”
“The houses will be rebuilt, the forest will grow over time …” – said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a short visit to the outskirts of Varibobi during a fire on Tuesday. “We faced an extremely severe fire in very hot weather. The worst fires occur in the forests around urban areas, ”he said, […]
Varibobi: And again the fire continues …
According to the fire department, a fire broke out again in the gorge between Adames and Tatoi airport – an attempt is being made to take the situation under control. Thursday afternoon in the woodland in Varibobi another fire broke out. According to the fire department, the fire point is in the gorge between Adames […]
Resident of Rovies: We were left to fend for ourselves for Varibobi
A resident of the flaming town of Rovies expressed his anger at the prime minister using offensive and obscene language live on the state television station ERT, stating that the fire brigade had been ordered to leave Evia in the grip of the fire in order to save Varibobi. Residents and tourists in the resort […]
Firefighters and volunteers help animals affected by fires
Hundreds of animals were abandoned or escaped from the fires during the fires in the capital’s Varibobi and Kryoneri areas. Groups of volunteers and firefighters help find them and return the pets to their owners. Dozens of groups of volunteers traveled today across the area, which was damaged by the fire, and collected pets. Some […]
National Observatory of Athens: video on the spread of smoke from fires across the country
Smoke and ash covered the Attica Basin and other areas, creating a stifling atmosphere. Thousands of Athens residents have gone to hospitals complaining of breathing problems. The data provided by the National Observatory of Athens on the spread of smoke and ash particles throughout Greece is alarming, as is their impact on air quality due […]
Why did the forest in Varibobi catch fire?
When a fire breaks out with multiple concurrent fires, do a Google search for the area name and write “investment” next to it — the puzzle has been solved. An article in in.gr half a year ago: “The former royal estates in Tatoy serve as a magnet for attracting investment in the wider area of […]
250 horses evacuated from the area of the fire
The evacuation of horses threatened by a fire in Varibobi, pets of the Olympic equestrian center, was completed this night, from 3/08 to 4/08. Lilian Dinti, Director of the Hellenic Equestrian Federation, told APE-MPE that there are now about 250 horses in Markopoulo. Five missing animals have already been found and returned back to the […]