Two men, aged 19 and 27, suspected of involvement in the wildfire that broke out in Achaia on Tuesday, appeared before a court in Patra on Thursday and were granted until Sunday to testify after requesting more time.
A major stretch of Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas, the landmark avenue alongside the Zappeion Garden in central Athens, will reopen to traffic by the end of August, Mayor Haris Doukas announced Thursday.
Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Giannis Kefalogiannis on Thursday said there are “clear indications and even evidence” of malicious actions behind the wildfire in Achaia, northwestern Peloponnese, claiming that “some wanted the fire to reach Patra.”
Two years after authorities pledged to curb illegal beach operations on Rhodes, violations persist with apparent official tolerance, according to the citizens’ group Ombrella.
Police have arrested a 41-year-old man who escaped from Larissa prison nearly two years ago.
Archaeologists have pinpointed the long-lost location of Washingtonia, a short-lived 19th-century refugee colony in Greece founded by American physician and humanitarian Samuel Gridley Howe, according to Archaeology Magazine.
A man on a motorcycle carries a sheep as he desperately seeks to flee from the wildfire raging near Patra, western Greece which reached residential neighborhoods.
Multiple, fast-moving wildfires have tested the limits of Greece’s emergency response in recent days, with blazes advancing into neighborhoods in the western port city of Patra and causing significant damage on the eastern Aegean island of Chios.
Images allegedly showing the three individuals arrested in connection with recent arson incidents in Patra have surfaced, including one from a security camera reportedly capturing a 25-year-old suspect near the scene of a fire moments before it began.
Turkey will help Syria with the provision of weapons systems and logistical tools under a military cooperation accord signed on Wednesday, a Turkish defense Ministry source said on Thursday, adding that Ankara would also train Syria’s army in the use of such equipment if needed.