The misdemeanors court investigating the 2018 tragedy at Mati, eastern Attica, began
The Fire Brigade continued to fight the fires in Evros for
The 27-year-old man that had been missing in Evia since early on Sunday morning, after he was swept away by a torrent caused by the severe weather conditions in Greece, was found alive on Monday.
Authorities on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the village Ano Kateleio in Cephalonia as fires on the island continued to rage unchecked in Lagada, Kateleio, Kourkoumelata and Mantzavinata, fanned by winds of up to 10 Beaufort.
The fire that had been burning on the “Eleftherios Venizelos” passenger ferry for the last five days has been extinguished, authorities said on Saturday.
The Fire Brigade pierced the exterior walls of ferry “ Eleftherios Venizelos” to pump fire-retardant and water ino one of the ship’s parking decks, where a fire broke out late on Tuesday night, forcing the ferry to return to Piraeus.
There are 25 people officially reported as missing by their families after the deadly fire that swept through eastern Attica and the seaside town of Mati, the fire brigade announced on Sunday.
More than 100 calls for assistance have been made to the fire brigade following a sudden and heavy storm that broke out over Attica on Sunday afternoon, flooding homes and businesses, according to a post on the fire service’s Twitter account.