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UNESCO-Designated Monastery Damaged in Greek Wildfire
The UNESCO-designated monastery of Hosios Loukas in Viotia in central Greece was damaged by a wildfire raging in the area on Wednesday.
Founded in the mid-10th century, the monastery is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture...
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Huge Wildfire Rages Near Mount Parnitha, North of Athens
Hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire at the foothills of Mount Parnitha, located north of Athens on Wednesday amid fears that the blaze could spread into the mountain’s National Park.
The fire that broke out at midday...
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One Dead as Wildfires Rage in Greece
One person died on Monday from at least three major wildfires that rage in Greece. According to police, the victim is an elderly shepherd who rushed to his sheepfold to save the animals from the blaze near the village...
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Greece Offers Free Holiday to Tourists Affected by Rhodes Fires
Greece will offer a week of free holidays on Rhodes to tourists who were forced to cut their stay on the island short due to devastating wildfires, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday.
Thousands of tourists were evacuated from...
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Fires on Rhodes, Greece Burned 13,500 Hectares of Forest
The recent fires on the island of Rhodes have burned 13,500 hectares of forest, based on calculations carried out by the University of Athens, said Professor of Dynamic Tectonics, Applied Geology and Natural Disaster Management Efthymios Lekkas on Tuesday.
Lekkas,...
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Two Pilots Dead in Firefighting Plane Crash on Evia, Greece
The captain and co-pilot of a firefighting airplane in Greece were both killed when their aircraft crashed on the island of Evia while it was trying to put out a blaze, the air force said.
Flight Lt. Christos Moulas, 34,...
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Satellite Image Shows Wildfire Devastation on Rhodes
A satellite image of the EU's Copernicus space program shows the extent of the destruction by the wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes.
More than 100 square kilometers of land, including a virgin forest, has been burned so far...
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Thousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfire Threatens Resorts on Rhodes
Thousands of tourists are being evacuated from local resorts on the Greek island of Rhodes as a wildfire burns out of control for a fifth day.
According to local site Rodiaki, the tourists are evacuated from "Lindian Village" and "Rodos...
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Wildfire in Rhodes Leads to the Evacuation of Villages and a Hotel
At least three villages and a hotel have been evacuated on the Greek island of Rhodes as a wildfire in the center of the island is burning a forest uncontrollably.
The fire broke out in the area of Apollona on...
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Two Large Wildfires Rage Near Athens, Houses Burned
Dozens of firefighters are battling the flames of two large wildfires that broke out south and west of Athens on Monday.
The first blaze broke out in the Kouvaras area in Attica in the early afternoon, and a warning was...