Ancient monuments in East Attica unscathed by fire, ministry confirms
On-site inspections of ancient monuments in Dionyssos, Marathon and Penteli continued Wednesday by the Antiquities Ephorate of East Attica to assess possible fire damage.
On-site inspections of ancient monuments in Dionyssos, Marathon and Penteli continued Wednesday by the Antiquities Ephorate of East Attica to assess possible fire damage.
Fires broke out on Wednesday in Larissa, Argolis and Aetolia-Acarnania.
A European Union satellite mapping agency says 104 square km (40 sq. miles) of land was burned northeast of Athens this week during a deadly wildfire that gutted dozens of homes and prompted multiple countries to send assistance.
The prosecutor handling the case of the 8-year-old who drowned in a swimming pool has ordered a safety investigation into the children’s camp in Kryopigi, Halkidiki, where the incident occurred.
Panagiotis Karipoglou, president of the Serres Bar Association, will file a complaint with the chief prosecutor over the ongoing fire on Mount Orvilos, near Greece’s northern border with Bulgaria.
Two individuals, aged 43 and 22, were arrested at the airport on Mykonos island for drug trafficking.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has visited an air base in Elefsina to thank the country’s aerial firefighters.
The prospect of a further deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, as well as the unforeseen direction that the Russian-Ukrainian war has taken, has generated concern in Athens, which is closely monitoring developments but, of course, unable to have a meaningful impact.
About 150 residents affected by the recent fires in northeastern Attica have been accommodated so far in the Athens Olympic Stadium, which opened to receive them on Sunday night.
Greek police, with assistance from Israel, have arrested eight foreign nationals, dismantling a criminal ring that used yachts to traffic drugs from Europe to Israel.