Attica

The first round of demolition of illegally erected buildings on the Athens-Sounio coast began on Wednesday, Environment and Energy Minister George Stathakis revealed in a press release issued on Thursday. "The government's intention to push ahead with accelerating the demolition...

A month since the fires that devastated the resort of Mati in eastern Attica and claimed the lives of at least 96 people, Greek prosecutors are mulling over the evidence provided by witnesses. More than 35 witnesses have already testified as...

Dramatic footage emerged of the moment the fire that claimed at least 96 lives in eastern Attica on July 23 erupted in a plot of land in the area of Daou Pentelis. The footage, currently under examination by police experts,...

The first burned-out buildings from the fires that devastated the Greek resort of Mati in July were demolished by bulldozers on Monday. Almost a month since the deadly fire of July 23, that claimed the lives of at least 96...

Another elderly casualty of July's fires in east Attica has died in hospital from their injuries. The 68-year-old victim passed away in intensive care on Wednesday, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 96. At the moment, according to...

The number of victims from the deadly fires which swept through Attica last month has reached 94, according to the Greek fire service. In an update on Saturday, it was also stated that the Directorate for Criminal Investigations of the Hellenic...

The official toll from wildfires in East Attica has reached 93, following the death on Thursday of a hospitalized victim. The latest fatality was a 78-year-old woman from Mati with chronic health issues who was in the intensive care unit...

An 85-year-old man who was being treated in the intensive care unit of Athens’ Evangelismos hospital for burns suffered in July’s deadly blaze passed away on Sunday. His death raises the number of confirmed fatalities to 90. On Saturday night a...

The wildfires in eastern Attica, one of the worst tragedies in post war Greece, triggered a lot of rumors about their cause. Some suspected they were the result of arson by either unscrupulous developers who want to build on the...

The fate of Sofia and Vasiliki Philipopoulou, nine-year-old twins on holiday with their grandparents in the resort town of Rafina, is gripping the Greek nation. The two girls disappeared on Monday, the apocalyptic night that the wildfire torched Mati and...