Wildfire

The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection announced on Wednesday a set of measures designed to help the people and regions devastated by the ongoing wildfires in Evros, northeastern Greece.

The European Union's largest wildfire since the bloc started keeping records more than two decades ago showed no signs of abating Wednesday in northeastern Greece despite the efforts of a multinational firefighting force on the ground and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft.

Firefighters were faced with 44 new forest fires in the last 24 hours, bringing to 87 the total number of wildfires throughout the country.

According to the Fire Brigade, most of the fires were dealt with in their initial stage while a large operation in Parnitha, near Athens, continues.

The government has declared that all areas burned in recent wildfires will be reforested and also agreed on measures to prevent erosion and flooding, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens.

A massive wildfire is burning unabated in the northeast of the country for the 11th day despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft.

Hundreds of firefighters continued on Tuesday to battle a massive blaze in the northeastern region of Evros for the eleventh day. The fire has killed 21 people over the past 10 days, becoming Europe's deadliest wildfire so far this summer.

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has announced that 1.5 million saplings will be planted by the end of 2024 to reforest the areas damaged by the wildfires in the northwestern province of Çanakkale.

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.

Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a massive blaze on Monday that has killed at least 20 people in the past 10 days - Europe's deadliest forest fire so far this summer, Reuters reported.

Greek authorities reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country Monday, where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating.

The fire in the Alexandroupoli and Evros areas near the Turkish border has been blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece last week.