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Greece holds Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire with cigarette
Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...
Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece
A large wildfire broke out Thursday south of Athens, prompting authorities to send phone alerts urging the evacuation of five ...
Woman faces arson charges after her cigarette sparks Chios wildfire
The accused, a Georgian national working as a housekeeper, has reportedly admitted to causing the fire during questioning by ...
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Wildfire Rages in Attica, Greece: Homes Engulfed, Evacuations Underway
The Copernicus satellite system has released imagery of the wildfire raging across central and eastern Chios for the third ...
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Wildfires Force Tourists to Flee Chios: What Travelers Need to Know
The sunny port of Chios, with its quaint medieval villages and famous mastiha resin, has been a picture‑perfect Greek island escape — until the skies turned ...
‘Stay away’ warning for Irish tourists as ‘dangerous & unpredictable’ wildfires rage across popular holiday island
IRISH tourists have been warned to “stay away” from towering wildfires fanned by strong winds that are ravaging the Greek ...
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Chios Wildfire Nears Extinction After Burning 2,500 Hectares
The wildfire on Chios, which consumed approximately 2,500 hectares of forest, low vegetation, and arable land, has now been contained.
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Wildfires rage across Chios – Sixteen villages evacuated as arson suspected
Chios is under emergency alert as three separate wildfires burn out of control across the island, threatening homes and ...