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ENVIRONMENT
Compensation platform expected to open next week
The platform where people who incurred damages from this week’s Attica wildfire can apply for compensation will open on August 21, according to Deputy Civil Protection Minister Christos Triandopoulos. Inspections in the affected municipalities are ongoing, with 130 having been conducted by Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT
Satellite images show ongoing forest fire near Serres
The National Meteorological Service Meteo has released satellite images showing the progression of a forest fire burning for 29 days on Mount Orvilos in Serres, Greece, near the Bulgarian border.
NEWS
Ferry suspends service after captain’s arrest in Andros incident
SAOS Ferries has suspended service for the Saonisos ferry after its captain was arrested following an incident at the port of Andros.
ENVIRONMENT
Fire from Albania prompts evacuation alert in Greek border village
A fire that spread from Albania prompted an evacuation alert for residents of Palampas village in Thesprotia, Epirus.
NEWS
Streptococcus cases rise in Greece
Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) is investigating cases of invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) after an increase in infections.
NEWS
Skeleton found near Marathon lake fire area
Volunteers from the Anima and Save Your Hood organizations discovered a charred human skeleton Thursday while rescuing injured animals in the burned areas around Lake Marathon, northeast of Athens.
ENVIRONMENT
Greece partially lifts ban for transporting animals after goat plague
Greece said on Friday that it would partially lift a ban on transporting sheep and goats that it imposed last month after goat plague was detected in the country.
ENVIRONMENT
Wildfires, fanned by strong winds, blaze in Turkey’s west and north
A forest fire in Turkey’s western coastal province of Izmir, fanned by strong winds, is near residential areas, forcing some people to be evacuated, the local governor said on Friday, as firefighters also tried to contain other wildfires in the north.
NEWS
Livestock breeders feeling increasingly desperate
Livestock breeders are making anguished calls for an arrangement to be found, so that at least some slaughterhouses can be opened in the areas where there are no cases of the cattle plague that has swept through the country.
ENVIRONMENT
Fire breaks out near Ptolemaida
A fire broke out at noon on Friday, burning forest land near the town of Ptolemaida in western Macedonia.
NEWS
Woman, 62, found shot dead in Epirus home
Police in the northwestern region of Epirus are investigating the death by shooting of a 62-year-old woman in her home.
ENVIRONMENT
Parts of Attica at risk of desertification
The areas on the southeastern and eastern side of Mount Penteli, in northeast Athens, which have burned repeatedly in the last 30 years, are at risk of desertification.
ENERGY
Folegandros, Ios and Sikinos left without power
The popular tourist islands of Folegandros, Ios and Sikinos were left without electricity for seven hours on Thursday night, a likely cause being the unprecedented demand on power due to the combination of large tourist numbers and high temperatures.
NEWS
Ferry captain arrested after chaotic ship departure on Andros
Port authorities have arrested a ferry captain after a video showing a chaotic ship departure from the Cycladic island of Andros went viral.
NEWS
Shots fired outside kebab shop
Police in the northwestern Athens suburb of Kamatero are investigating an incident in which a man was injured after shots were fired outside a kebab shop.
ENVIRONMENT
Experts lament environmental loss
The repercussions of the fires that have wreaked havoc in recent years in Attica will include reduced water, increased pollution, less biodiversity and a compromised forest ecosystem.
ENVIRONMENT
Fire service fights 30 wildfires in past 24 hours
The fire service announced on Thursday that there were 30 wildfires across Greece in the past 24 hours.
ENVIRONMENT
Faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, sources say
Investigators suspect a faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, said sources close to a probe over the blaze that killed one woman and torched 10,000 hectares near Athens, covering a total area about the size of Paris.
NEWS
Detainee takes own life at police headquarters in Thessaloniki
A 42-year-old man reportedly took his own life early Thursday morning in the detention cells at the Hellenic Police headquarters in Thessaloniki.
NEWS
Photos show empty Athens during Dormition of the Virgin Mary holiday
Photographs captured on Thursday show the nearly empty streets of Athens during the holiday of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
NEWS
EODY reports two more deaths from West Nile virus, first case in Attica
According to the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY), 21 new cases of West Nile virus were reported, along with two deaths, during the week of August 7-14.
ENVIRONMENT
Fire breaks out near Komotini
A fire broke out Thursday in agroforest land near the northern city of Komotini, prompting a 112 emergency alert.
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