Attica wildfires

EU mobilization to tackle Greek fires totals over 350 firefighters, 12 aircraft from 7 countries

Over 350 firefighters, 50 vehicles, and 12 aircraft have been mobilized by the European Commission, "helping to battle the flames across Greece," European Commission spokesperson for Budget and Human Resources, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Balazs Ujvari said in a statement uploaded on social media on Monday.

Looking after the four-legged survivors of Attica’s fires

A volunteer with Dog's Voice looks after a puppy rescued from this week's Attica wildfires. The non-governmental organization took in 444 cats and dogs and managed to reunite or rehome most of them, with 74 still in its care at an emergency shelter set up at a disused quarry in the Athens suburb of Galatsi, it said in an announcement on Friday. [Dog's Voice/Facebook]

Wildfires Cause Havoc – and Arguments – in Balkans

Balkan countries are battling wildfires that have claimed eight lives in Turkey and injured hundreds more, while one person died in Albania and a military officer been injured.

Fires have destroyed land, forests, houses and tourist accommodation in Greece and Turkey. Villages and neighbourhoods have been evacuated in Turkey, Greece and Albania.

PM in Mati to commemorate victims of 2018 wildfires

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in the seaside town of Mati on Tuesday for a commemoration of last summer's deadly eastern Attica wildfires, which claimed 102 lives and caused widespread destruction.

Mitsotakis and other officials will also attend a religious service that will be held at 9.30 a.m. at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Koimisis tis Theotokou).

A revealing report

The findings of a recent report by three prosecutors on last summer's east Attica wildfires that claimed 100 lives constitutes a scathing exposure of the cynical cover-up campaign that followed the deadly event.

Elections in sight

Greece is in pre-election mode. You can smell it in the air. The gears of the state's machinery, which have never been fast anyway, are grinding to a halt, along with the decision-making system.

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