Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that left 20 people dead, while major blazes also burned in Spain’s Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border.
Greek firefighters supported by aircraft battled a raging wildfire next to Athens for a second day on Wednesday, as the authorities said heat and strong winds could spark more blazes in a country where 20 people have already been killed.
The Basketball World Cup – FIBA’s biggest tournament – starts Friday, spread out across three countries for the first two rounds before all the biggest games get played in Manila to decide which nation will go home with gold medals and the Naismith Trophy on Sept 10.
Authorities are on high alert at the Kapota military camp in Menidi, situated to the west of Athens, as flames edge closer to the perimeter from the camp’s northern side.
As a precautionary measure due to the wildfire spreading in the vicinity, authorities are conducting an evacuation of the Amygdaleza migrant detention camp situated in western Athens.
Greece’s Supreme Court Prosecutor Georgia Adeilini has issued an order to initiate a dual preliminary investigation by the prosecutor of first instance in Alexandroupoli.
Firefighters were on Wednesday working to prevent a fire on the foothills of Mount Parnitha, located on the outskirts of Athens, from advancing into the heart of the mountain, a protected nature reserve. The mountain already experienced extensive damage due to a massive wildfire last summer.
Over the past year, the “big four” Greek banks – Alpha, Eurobank, National and Piraeus – have repaid €31.1 billion of the €50.9 billion they had drawn from the Eurosystem.
Hundreds of firefighters struggled overnight to contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens, forcing more evacuations as authorities warned the risk of new blazes was high across the country on Wednesday.
The bronze medal won by Greece’s national team at the FIDE World Youth U16 Olympiad in Eindhoven in the Netherlands this past Saturday marks our country’s second prize in this esteemed global event.