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Plume of Smoke Disrupts Landings at Athens Airport, Flights Diverted
Greek authorities are diverting some flights due to land at Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos airport to other airports due to the thick plume of smoke that has covered the Greek capital from the two...
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Greece’s Tsipras Awarded for His Contribution to Peace in the Balkans
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be awarded on Monday in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his contribution to peacekeeping in the Balkan region. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Denis...
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Greece Declares Emergency as Government Suspects Arson
Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in the eastern and western parts of greater Athens, as fires fanned by gale-force winds raged through pine forests and seaside towns on either side...
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Greek Ferry Rescues 5 Who Jumped in the Sea to Evade Fire
The port of Rafina covered in black smoke At least five people were rescued by a ferry as it was approaching the port of Rafina, north-east of Athens. Speaking to private SKAI TV, the captain of the...
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At Least Two Dead, Dozens Injured in Greek Fire
At least two people were killed and dozens injured as wild fires tore through woodland and villages around Athens on Monday, Greek authorities said. President of Greece’s Ekav emergency service...
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At Least 24 Dead as Huge Fires Rage Near Greece’s Capital
At least twenty-four people have died in huge fires raging out of control outside the Greek capital. Twenty deaths were confirmed by Greek government spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos while four...
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Dozens of Bodies ‘Bracing Each Other’ Discovered Near Athens Beach
Greek officials say that at least 24 bodies were discovered on Tuesday near the Argyri Akti beach, in Mati, east of Athens. The latest report brings the people that have died in huge fires raging out...
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Heartbreaking Photos Emerge as Residents Try to Escape Greek Fire
Hundreds of residents of the seaside resort of Mati, east of Athens, sought refuge on Monday to nearby beaches to evade the approaching fire that has claimed the lives of at least 50 people....
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Dramatic Footage of Greek Fire Caught from a Plane (video)
A passenger on a plane approaching to land at the Athens international airport has shot this dramatic video of the deadly blaze in eastern Attica. At least 50 died near the seaside resort of Mati....
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Greece in Three-Day Mourning as Blaze Claims More than 60 Lives
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a three-day mourning period following the deadly blaze in east Attica that claimed the life of more than 60 people. The official dead count stands at...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: #PrayForGreece
Giannis Antetokounmpo tweeted a black picture symbolizing his mourning for the 60+ victims of the fire east of Athens. With the hashtag #PrayForGreece, the NBA superstar, tweeted in Greek that “there...
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Host of Nations Offer Help to Greece
A host of countries have offered help to help to fight the forest fires raging in Greece. The United States are “full engaged in support” of Greece following the devastating fires in Attica, US...
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Death Toll After Destructive Blaze in Greece Rises to 76
The total number of dead in the destructive fires east of Athens has risen to 76. Greece Fire Service’s announced 74 fatalities late afternoon on Tuesday. A few hours later another two bodies were...
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Greek Fireman Offers Own Home to Blaze Victims
A Greek fireman has offered his own home for any family, victim of the devastating fires east of Athens. In a touching Facebook post, Ioannis Katsioulas says that he was moved by the heroic efforts of...
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Greeks Turn to Social Media to Find Missing Persons
A group of Greeks have created an electronic database with photos and names of missing persons following Monday’s devastating fires east of Athens. By late afternoon on Tuesday there were 25 people...
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Poignant Photos of Personal Items Washed Up at Greece’s Mati Beach
Personal items of residents of the seaside resort of Mati, east of Athens, that jumped into the sea to evade the approaching fire washed up in the beach. Photos of the items are another reminder of...
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Greece Unveils Measures for Fire Victims
The Greek government unveiled on Tuesday a series of immediate measures to help fire victims. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Alexis...
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Greeks Rush to Donate Blood for Blaze Victims
Long queues were formed in hospitals in Athens and elsewhere by ordinary people who responded to pleas for blood donations for the victims of the Attica fire. The National Blood Donation Center on...
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‘Mati No Longer Exists’: Biblical Catastrophe Devastates Greek Resort (video)
Rescue workers in Greece continued to search charred homes and burned-out cars Wednesday as the toll from some of the worst wildfires this century is expected to rise from at least 76 dead and 187...
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Just One of Greece’s 300 Lawmakers Donates Blood to Blaze Victims
Parliament employees donate blood on Tuesday Social media users in Greece responded with anger to the news that only one member of parliament volunteered on Tuesday to donate blood for the victims of...
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