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These are not flames but the glare from the fire due to the camera settings. The fire is behind the mountains. Hotels, residences, schools and barns. In July 2023, multiple wildfires started in Greece. They resulted in at least 28 deaths [ 1] and injured 75 people, with over 80 wildfires being recorded. Seventy-nine people were arrested for arson.
Where are the fires in Corfu and Rhodes? Map reveals Greece wildfires. Monday 24 July 2023 14:34, Maryam Zakir-Hussain.
More than 500 fires battled over two weeks in Greece, says minister. 08:30, Tara Cobham. More than 500 fires have ripped through Greece over almost two weeks, a government minister has said.
The most serious fire in Greece remains on the island of Rhodes, where some 19,000 people have now been evacuated. Local police said 16,000 people were evacuated by land and 3,000 by sea from 12 ...
2021 Greece wildfires. The 2021 Greece wildfires were multiple wildfires in Greece in August 2021, which killed 3 people, [ 4][ 5] injured at least 20 others and burned dozens of homes, after a historic heatwave for the country, with the highest temperatures reaching 47.1 °C (116.8 °F). Authorities evacuated several villages and towns.
The Greek Fire Brigade has already been battling more than 500 fires for almost two weeks, while the high temperatures of the recent new heatwave are set to exceed 44C in some areas of Greece ...
2 [ 1] Ignition. Cause. heat wave, wind. On the afternoon of 11 August 2024, a wildfire fire hit the northeastern Attica region of Greece. The fire broke out in the area of Varnavas, northeast of Athens, at 3:02 PM, according to Fire Colonel Vassileios Vathrakogiannis, the Fire Service spokesman and quickly spread due to strong winds.
Round-up: Fires keep travellers and residents on alert in Greece. 17:30, PA. Fuelled by the heatwaves and strong gusts of wind, wildfires in Europe's Mediterranean region have kept travellers and ...