Fire Service
Lufthansa flight to Dubai makes emergency landing in Rhodes
A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Dubai has been diverted to Rhodes where it landed just before 6 p.m. Monday.
The A330 plane's approach sounded the alarm to the local Fire Service, as there was information of smoke inside the plane, toward the back.
A rare window of opportunity
Escapist tendencies are perfectly understandable in anyone who is involved in public life in Greece, and especially if they are in a post that entails serious responsibilities. To put it bluntly, this is not an easy country. The state is riddled with people like the stationmaster in Larissa involved in the Tempe crash and the Fire Service officials on duty during the deadly Mati wildfire.
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Wildfire breaks out near Hania on Crete
A fire broke out on Thursday in a forested area near the town of Kandanos, close to Ηania, on the island of Crete, the Fire Service reported.
The Fire Service has deployed 45 firefighters and 12 vehicles to combat the blaze.
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Strong rains, winds topple trees; shipping affected
The strong rains and winds across several parts of Greece felled trees and caused power outages.
Among the hardest hit areas were some of Athens' northern suburbs.
In the municipality of Filothei-Psychiko more than 40 trees were toppled and some streets remain closed to traffic, state broadcaster ERT reported.
Larissa on high alert as floodwaters rise
Larissa, the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region, is on high alert as the level of the Pinios River rose 10 meters in places overnight.
Severe flooding has been reported in some of the city's suburbs while the city center remains unaffected.
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One dead, houses flooded as torrential rain pounds Volos
One man was found dead and hundreds of houses and roads were flooded in the port city of Volos, in central Greece, on Tuesday morning, following 10 hours of thunderstorms in the wider region which are expected to persist for another 24 hours.
Fire breaks out in Stamata
A fire has broken out in the Stamata area in eastern Attica.
According to the Fire Service, a combination of ground and aerial forces is actively working to extinguish the fire.
Civil protection authorities have issued a warning via the 112 emergency number, advising residents to be on alert.
Additional details are currently unavailable.
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Wildfire in Evros burns for 14th day
Crews are working to contain the inferno in Evros, in northeastern Greece, marking the 14th consecutive day of firefighting on Friday. During the night, they engaged in a battle to prevent the flames from encroaching upon the town of Soufli.
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Firefighters battle flare-ups and a total of 150 blazes around the country
Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle flare-ups in major fires in northeastern Greece, Attica, the adjoining regional unit of Boeotia and the island of Andros.
Dozens of fires reported in 24 hours
Some 44 forest fires broke out around the country between Sunday and Monday, most of which were immediately dealt with at their initial stage, according to a statement by the Fire Service.
Investigations have also been launched into the causes of the blazes.
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