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Two fire-fighting vehicles burned during efforts to extinguish the flames near east Attica prefecture town of Neos Voutsas

The rerouting is intended to ensure passengers' safety and prevent any impeding of fire-fighting efforts in east and northeast Attica prefecture

The PM will be charing a meeting with competent authorities to assess the situation and determine the course of action

In a long post on X the ATP 11th ranked player also apologized after a profanity-laced outburst against his father at the Canadian Open

Major wildfire in west-central Crete rekindled on Thursday due to strong winds

Video footage led to a warrant for his arrest on felony charges related to at least four fires southeast of Athens last June

Worst blaze again erupts on large island of Evia, specifically in the south-central part

The blaze in Evia was raging for two days

Hot air masses are coming in from Africa and the Central Mediterranean making temperatures even hotter for Greece starting Wednesday through Friday. Temperatures are expected to peak in mainland Greece, mainly in the western, central and northern regions, on Wednesday and Thursday reaching 43 degrees. Coastal areas are going to be 2 to 4 degrees […]

Greece’s Civil Protection authority has issued a high fire risk for the coming days as an extended heatwave continues.

Both fires have caused extensive mobilization from ground teams, aircrafts and volunteers

Temperatures will reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius, and the country is on high alert for fires

The emergency number 112 has been activated for residents of the greater Athens-Piraeus area

Of the 52 wildfires, authorities said the blaze on the popular holiday island has been mostly contained, although scattered pockets were still burning

10 wildfires broke out around Greece in the span of 8 hours on Sunday

Greece's Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vasilis Kikilias says half of the country will be at high risk for fires until Sunday afternoon

In addition to the arrests, six fines were doled out

46 of the blazes were immediately contained, with the most affected areas being brushland, some agricultural tracts and lastly forestland

Authorities have evacuated some settlements in the Peloponnese