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Fireman Puts up Cross on Chapel Half-Burned by Athens Fires

Fireman Asterios Tsiourvas put a cross on a Mount Penteli chapel that was damaged by last Monday's devastating East Attica fires. The chapel is located on Mount Penteli, near the point that the first fire started and close to Lyreio...

Athens Fire Victim: 'I Saved my Child, But I Lost my Husband' (video)

"I saved my child, but I lost my husband," said Flora Papaioannou, one of the hundreds of victims of the deadly East Attica fires. The woman who is hospitalized at Thriasio Hospital with severe burn wounds, spoke on Alpha television, barely...

Greece Fires: Greeks Hold Candlelight Protest Vigil for Victims

Hundreds of people holding a candle gathered in front of the Greek parliament in Syntagma Square to pay their respects to the 90+ victims of the Greek fire. The rally had been organized on social media and people started gathering...

Gas Canisters Blamed for Deadly Greek Wildfires 'Fake News'

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...

Fires Burnt More than 1,260 Hectares in East Attica

Detailed maps showing the extent of the burnt areas in eastern Attica were released on Monday, by the forest fires monitoring centre at the National Observatory of Athens. Using a system of Drones/UAV for high resolution spatial analysis, the centre...

Car Graveyard a Poignant Reminder of the Greek Catastrophe

Dozens of burned out cars from the inferno that engulfed the sea-side resort of Mati last Monday have been moved to an open field in the nearby town of Rafina. Those who survived the calamity are now faced with bureaucratic...

Greek Coast Guard Recover One More Body

Greece' s Coast Guard on Monday recovered one more body from the sea near the resort of Mati, the epicenter of the deadly fires of last Monday. Reports suggest that the body belongs to a man. The latest find brings the...

Did Tsipras Know there were Deaths on Monday Night?

The Greek government is under heavy criticism for the slow response of the state mechanism during the deadly East Attica fires. Now new testimonies imply that Alexis Tsipras was aware that there were deaths during the meeting with competent officials...

Candle Rally for Greece's Fire Victims to be Held in Athens

Greeks are expected to gather outside parliament to light candles in memory of those who lost their lives, on Monday. The silent gathering is being organized via social media by former basketball player Yiannis Gagaloudis. He calls on people to gather...

Miracle Dog Survives Greek Inferno Hiding in a Furnace (video)

Volunteers combing the fire-stricken area of Mati for injured and lost animals discovered a dog that survived the inferno, hiding in an outdoor cooking chamber. The dog, despite appearances, is said to be in good health. Artemis Kyriakopoulou, who posted the video...