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Greece holds Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire with cigarette
Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...
Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece
A large wildfire broke out Thursday south of Athens, prompting authorities to send phone alerts urging the evacuation of five ...
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Chios Wildfire Nears Extinction After Burning 2,500 Hectares
The wildfire on Chios, which consumed approximately 2,500 hectares of forest, low vegetation, and arable land, has now been contained.
Woman faces arson charges after her cigarette sparks Chios wildfire
The accused, a Georgian national working as a housekeeper, has reportedly admitted to causing the fire during questioning by ...
Neos Kosmos3d
Wildfires rage across Chios – Update: Villages evacuated, homes lost, arson suspected
Chios is under emergency alert as three separate wildfires burn out of control across the island, threatening homes and ...
Greek Reporter5h
Wildfire Rages in Attica, Greece: Homes Engulfed, Evacuations Underway
The Copernicus satellite system has released imagery of the wildfire raging across central and eastern Chios for the third ...
Irish Examiner on MSN1h
Communities evacuated amid wildfire near Athens as heatwave hits Greece
The fire, which reportedly broke out within a populated area, was fanned by strong winds, sending plumes of smoke fanning out ...
Neos Kosmos2d
Chios declared in state of emergency after wave of wildfires
Chios has been declared in a state of emergency after the breakout of five wildfires in just two days, with officials stating ...