That number is clearly increasing each year, ” Hardalias told private Antenna television.“ It’s a

, ” Hardalias told a news conference.... CaliforniaAs Dixie fire nears half a million acres

continued on the island 200 km east of Athens. Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias

ATHENS( Reuters)-Greece said on Thursday all unvaccinated restaurant and tourism workers nationwide must undergo regular COVID-19 tests, extending an obligation that previously applied only on some popular holiday islands as case numbers have continued to climb. After a disastrous year in 2020 where global travel evaporated, Greece lifted most restrictions and has been hoping for at least a partial revival of its crucial tourist industry over the summer. But following a renewed spike in COVID in

Open this photo in gallery Flames approaching at Gouves village on the island of Evia, about 185 kilometers north of Athens, Greece, on Aug.... “ All the forces that have been fighting a difficult battle all these days will continue operating with unabated intensity, with the same self-sacrifice.” Story continues below advertisementOvernight, the coast guard and ferries evacuated 83 people from beaches in northern Evia.... One firefighter was transferred to hospital Sunday after loosing consci

ATHENS( REUTERS)-The Greek authorities told people in Athens to stay indoors on Wednesday( Aug 4) as a wildfire raging uncontrolled north of the city covered the sky in a thick cloud of smoke. More than 500 firefighters battled the blaze on the lower slopes of Mount Parnitha, on the city outskirts, assisted by nine helicopters, five aircraft, police and the army in a densely vegetated area in the region of Acharnes." The fire is still raging, its perimeter is very wide and the heat load is very

On Tuesday night, the President announced at least 17 civilians have died in the fires. The President released these devastating statistics as several more soldiers received injuries while battling the flames in the Kabylie region. The Defence Ministry revealed 11 soldiers received burns fighting the fires with four seriously injured. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune tweeted that the soldiers were “ martyrs ”.... The soldiers have saved around 100 people from the fires in Kabyle. The Kabyle regio

ATHENS( Reuters)-Greek authorities told people in Athens to stay indoors on Wednesday as a wildfire raging uncontrolled north of the city covered the sky in a thick cloud of smoke. More than 500 firefighters battled the blaze on the lower slopes of Mount Parnitha, on the city outskirts, assisted by nine helicopters, five aircraft, policy and the army in a densely vegetated area in the region of Acharnes." The fire is still raging, its perimeter is very wide and the heat load is very strong," a f

Open this photo in gallery A wildfire approaches the Olympic Academy, foreground, in ancient Olympia on Aug.... The forest has been destroyed, villages were burned.... “ I have goosebumps just talking about it; all the homes around me burned, nothing’s left.” Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines....

Two fires are currently being tackled, one of which threatens the Archaeological site of Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games.... Temperatures of more than 40C have been recorded in Greece and strong winds have fanned the fires across land over the course of the past three days. Some 170 firefighters, 50 trucks, six helicopters, and water-bombing aircraft are trying to dampen the blaze, which has destroyed 20 houses so far. Six nearby villages have been evacuated, and the fire’s front i