“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 […]
Updated: Greece wildfires erupt on mainland, killing two people
Updated: 12pm (AEST)Athens, Greece Reuters Wildfires that have been supercharged by strong winds and temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius killed two people in central Greece on Wednesday and forced a new wave of evacuations. In the last 24 hours alone, 61 wildfires erupted across Greece, the fire brigade said. Officials ordered the evacuation of several communities […]
Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean
Rhodes, Greece/Algiers, AlgeriaReuters A plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed killing two airmen on Tuesday, as large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heatwave and Algeria battled to control an inferno in which at least 34 people have died. The plane, which had been dropping water, came down on a hillside close […]
As wildfires rage in Greece, tourists flee and locals shelter; in Algeria, death toll rises to 34
Rhodes, GreeceReuters More than 2,000 holidaymakers were flown home on Monday, tour operators cancelled upcoming trips, and residents took shelter as wildfires raged on the Greek island of Rhodes for the seventh day. Repatriation flights are due to continue into Tuesday as the fires remained out of control. The Civil Protection authority warned the threat […]
Tourists flee wildfires on Greek island of Rhodes
Rhodes, GreeceReuters Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes took refuge in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats as flames threatened resorts and coastal villages. Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets during what Greece said was its biggest safe transport of residents […]
Wildfire on Greek island of Rhodes forces mass evacuations
Athens, GreeceReuters A wildfire which has been raging on the Greek island of Rhodes for five days forced hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches by land and sea on Saturday, authorities said. Coastguard vessels and more than 30 private boats evacuated at least 2,000 people, including tourists, from beaches close to the […]
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 […]