Wildfire

Two large wildfires were blazing in Attica Sunday afternoon. The earliest, south of the town of Keratea, has already burned through homes and cars, but no casualties had been reported as of 5.20 p.m. local.

Strong winds are helping spread the fires. In Keratea, the blaze, which started at around 1 p.m. is headed south and could get close to the town of Lavrio,

A total of 16 wildfires erupted in the western province of İzmir on June 29, with eight fires breaking out in forests and eight in rural areas.

Despite the ongoing battle, significant progress has been made in controlling and extinguishing the blazes.

Among the most affected areas were the Selçuk and Menderes districts, where fires spread rapidly due to strong winds.

A wildfire is raging uncontrolled on the island of Serifos, aided by strong winds.

The fire erupted around 6 p.m. Saturday and is burning mostly low growth so far.

A wildfire in a mountainous forest area just outside the Greek capital eased on Saturday but some 200 firefighters assisted by water-carrying planes were still battling to extinguish the flames, officials said.

Two new wildfires ignited near the Greek capital on Saturday afternoon, with fire-fighters rushing to put them out as strong winds fanned the flames.

The first blaze was in the area of Katsimidi, on Mount Parnitha, located on the northwestern outskirts of Athens. Authorities send an emergency message to local residents to be on alert in case they need to evacuate. 

The weather is changing again and after a noticeable drop in temperature on Thursday (27/6) and Friday (28/6), strong winds are expected to start blowing tonight and escalate today Saturday 29 June, in many p

The fire risk is very high for six districts of Greece tomorrow according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate & Civil Protection.

In particular, a very high fire risk (risk category 4) is predicted for the following areas:

Region of Attica (including the island of Kythera)

A wildfire broke out at a garbage disposal site on the Saronic island of Hydra.

Six firefighters and municipal units are at the scene along with a water dropping helicopter. 

Greek judicial authorities have jailed the captain and first officer of a yacht ahead of a trial on charges of arson over a forest fire on the island of Hydra believed to have been sparked by fireworks, legal sources said Thursday.

The two men and the entire crew of the yacht have denied any wrongdoing. Eleven other crew members were freed on bail and with restrictions.

Three wildfires are currently active amidst strong winds and high danger in Attica, Crete and the Peloponnese. 

In Laconia, southern Peloponnese, firefighters are battling a fire north of Megali Spilia village with 43 firefighters, one ground team and 13 vehicles, aided by water drops from three aircraft and one helicopter.