East Attica

There was no order from the competent authorities, nor time, to evacuate when the fire front turned towards Mati, said Rafina Mayor Vangelis Bournous. Speaking to the Greek Reporter, the mayor of the East Attica municipality said that the firefighting...

Greece's Fire Department issued an official statement on Sunday evening saying that at the moment the number of dead from the deadly fires reached 91 and there are 25 missing. This is the first official tally of missing persons issued,...

It has been six days after the deadly East Attica blazes that killed 88 people and injured hundreds, but Greek authorities have not presented any data on the number of missing persons. At Thursday's press conference, Deputy Citizen Protection Minister...

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is urging tourists around the globe not to change their plans and travel to Greece, after the deadly fires that devastated the seaside town of Mati. "Tourism means a necessary income and creates new opportunities,"...

The death toll from the destructive fires that hit East Attica on Monday has risen to 88, as a 42-year-old woman who was in intensive care died in the early hours on Saturday. Currently, there are 47 fire victims who...

The video of a man who survived the fires in Mati after his house was surrounded by flames has gone viral in Greece. The owner of the house went outside to save his cat. However, the flames approached so fast...

Greece's government spokesman, the citizen protection minister, the chiefs of police and the fire department denied any responsibility and offered no apologies for the inability to save lives in the East Attica catastrophic fires. In a press conference late on...

The wildfires in the eastern seaside suburbs of Athens that claimed 84 lives so far are among the deadliest in Europe this century, an AFP report says. Specifically, in June 2017 in Portugal, 64 people lost their lives and 250...

The only way some of the relatives and friends of missing persons of the deadly fires in East Attica can find information is to go to the mortuary to see if their loved ones are among the 81 confirmed...