A Canadair firefighting aircraft has crashed while operating in the wildfire that is raging in the southern part of the island of Evia. Initial reports say two people were on board the aircraft, which belonged to the 355th Tactical Transport Squadron of the Greek Air Force.
Authorities have called on people in Plimmiri and Lachania, two southern Rhodes villages, to evacuate in the direction of Apolakkia in a message sent via the emergency number 112.
The mandatory use of protective masks at hospitals and other healthcare facilities was lifted on Monday, marking the end of measures aimed at stopping the spread of Covid, which has dropped sharply in recent months.
A third successive heatwave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 C (104 F) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days.
More than 250 residents on Paros defied the uncontrolled spread of privately run loungers and umbrellas on the popular Cycladic island’s coasts on Sunday, demanding space to put down their towels.
Classic rock melodies drift from a shaded courtyard in the seaside town of Ialysos on the northern coast of Rhodes as Jake gently strums his guitar. It’s his way of thanking Irini Papastamati for opening her home to him and his family.
Greek-Turkish relations have been through all sorts of phases since 1974, but they mainly tend to be trapped in a vicious cycle of negativity and misconceptions, while the middling prospects of a resolution strengthen the belief that dialogue is futile and that a win for one side automatically means a loss for the other. In…
Authorities have ordered the Acropolis to close from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday as temperatures climb to the 40-Celsius mark.
Eleni Varvitsioti, the Financial Times correspondent for Greece and Cyprus based in Athens, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest update on the wildfires burning across Greece and the ongoing efforts to not only extinguish the flames, but rescue people in harm’s way.
The fire burning on the island of Rhodes for a seventh day highlights the weaknesses of Greece’s firefighting and forest management.