Firefighters continued to tackle several scattered fronts in the Achaia region of northwestern Peloponnese on Thursday evening, two days after fires erupted in the area, with one active blaze advancing toward the settlement of Romanos.
Greece is facing a demographic crisis that sees the productive segment of its population shrinking and the numbers of the aged and, mostly, retired swelling.
The “day after” in wildfire-ravaged regions has become the government’s top priority, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis directing a rapid assessment of damage and the immediate activation of relief measures.
Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out wildfires across southern Europe on Thursday, some of which are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists and stoked by an extended heat wave gripping the region.
Shortly before our scheduled appointment, Eshkol (not his real name) calls me on the phone. He sounds agitated, wants to cancel our interview, apologizes for having to do it at the “last minute.”
Seventeen municipal employees on the island of Milos have been arrested for allegedly dumping waste at an illegal landfill. The suspects, aged between 42 and 66, face charges of pollution and environmental degradation.
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.