Evia
Wildfires rampage in Greek forests, cut large island in half
Three large wildfires churned across Greece on Aug. 7, with one threatening whole towns and cutting a line across Evia, the country's second-largest island, isolating its northern part. Others engulfed forested mountainsides and skirted ancient sites, leaving behind a trail of destruction that one official described as "a biblical catastrophe."
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Battle With Blazes Continues to Challenge Greece
Health officials said several firefighters and volunteers had been hospitalized with burns. Many settlements meanwhile face electricity problems, while the national road from Athens to Lamia is closed.
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Thousands more flee fires outside Athens amid heat wave
Thousands of residents fled to safety from a wildfire that burned for a fourth day north of Athens early on Aug. 6, during an overnight battle to stop the flames from reaching populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites.
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Evia: Villages evacuated – Kechries in a fiery “siege” – Difficulties for the air means to operate (video)
Evia has been hit harder than any other part of Greece
Flames surround island monastery as fires rage in Greece
At least 150 houses were destroyed by a raging fire that surrounded a monastery and a dozen villages on the Greek island of Evia on Aug. 4, one of over 100 blazes burning in the country.
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Firefighters were also battling a blaze near Athens, while the mayor of Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, pleaded for help as flames threatened the site.
Achaia, Evia join Attica in hard lockdown
Achaia and Evia are following Attica's fate and entering a strict lockdown as of Saturday (February 13) as health authorities struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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Achaia, Evia join other regions in hard lockdown
Achaia and Evia are following Attica's fate and entering a strict lockdown as of Saturday (February 13) as health authorities struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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Another boat suspected of involvement in Greek politician’s death
The wife of Sifis Valirakis, a former minister and anti-junta activist during Greece's 1967-74 military dictatorship who was found dead at sea on Sunday night, has not ruled out possible manslaughter.
First funds to be disbursed to Evia flood victims
Funds from the relief package for the island of Evia, which suffered extensive damage during powerful rainstorms and floods last Sunday - and cost the lives of eight people - will be allocated on Friday to the two most affected municipalities, Halkideon and Dirfyos-Messapia.
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State of emergency declared in storm-ravaged areas
As authorities assess the damage wrought by the heavy rainstorms and floods a few days ago in parts of central and northern Greece, a state of emergency has been declared for the municipalities on the island of Evia and in the regional unit Thessaloniki that were hardest hit.
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