“My life stopped” – local people say they lost all in Greece wildfires
Rhodes, Greece Reuters Standing outside the blackened shell of what used to be his restaurant, Dimitris Hajifotis laments a livelihood lost to wildfires raging on the Greek island of Rhodes this week. “My life now stopped,” he said. “Everything is taken by the fire.” The destroyed restaurant of Dimitris Hajifotis is seen, as a wildfire […]
Greece PM says climate change “not an excuse” as wildfires burn
Volos, Greece Reuters Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said Greece needed to take more steps to combat the effects of climate change as wildfires in the central part of the country flared up, forcing more evacuations after burning farms and factories overnight. The blazes across the country, which have been supercharged by strong winds […]
Wildfires slowly abate in Greece but temperatures rise
Athens, GreeceReuters Wildfires across Greece slowly abated on Thursday after razing swathes of forest and dozens of homes in the past days, but temperatures rose, threatening new outbreaks in tinderbox conditions. With temperatures expected to hit 45 degrees Celsius in the coming days, the Culture Ministry said all archaeological sites, including the Acropolis monument, will […]
Wildfire rages north-west of Athens unabated, burns homes; Switzerland fights to contain fire near Italian border
Mandra, Greece Reuters A wildfire swept uncontrolled through a forest and towns north-west of Athens for a second day on Tuesday, forcing more residents to flee their homes as authorities fought to stop the flames reaching an area with oil refineries. The active fire front extended over eight kilometres, officials said, damaging homes around the […]
Greek PM says not fair to manage EU migration problem alone
Athens, GreeceReuters Greece should not be burdened with the task of managing migration for the European Union, or be accused of not saving people at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, a month after a deadly shipwreck. The Greek coast guard rescued 104 people but hundreds of migrants drowned after an overloaded boat […]
Parthenon Marbles return possible without ownership accord, campaigners say
London, UK Reuters The return of the British Museum’s Parthenon Marbles to Greece is possible even if the two sides cannot come to an agreement over who owns the sculptures, a campaign group working to resolve the long-standing dispute said on Sunday. Greece has asked for others to imitate the Vatican Museums after they agreed […]
Tens of thousands march in Greece in angry train crash protest
Athens, Greece Reuters Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Greece on Wednesday and workers went on strike in the biggest show of public anger yet over the country’s deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people last week. The crash on 28th February has stirred public outrage over the crumbling state of […]
Crash investigation: Greece train disaster exposes rail network neglect
ANGELIKI KOUTANTOU and MICHELE KAMBAS, of Reuters, report in the wake of last week’s train collision…
Thousands protest in Athens after Greece’s deadly train crash
Athens, Greece Reuters Clashes erupted briefly between police and a group of demonstrators in central Athens on Sunday on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students and railway workers over Greece’s deadliest train crash in living memory. A small group of protesters hurled petrol bombs at police, who responded with tear gas and […]
Greece train crash kills at least 38 people, many of them likely students
Updated: 12pm (AEST)Larissa, Greece Reuters At least 38 people were killed when a Greek passenger train collided head-on with a freight train late on Tuesday, derailing carriages which then burst into flames in the country’s deadliest rail crash in living memory. Many of the victims were thought to be university students returning home after a […]