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1531. Beach vandals target Paralimni mayor's initiative

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beach-vandals-target-paralimni-mayor-s-initiative

A beach in Paralimni was the target of vandalism Tuesday late into the night, raising suspicions as local authorities are locked in a dispute with residents over beach rights...

1532. A useful proposal, instead of useless noise

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-useful-proposal-instead-of-useless-noise

Nowadays, the actions of politicians are strongly geared toward their public image....

1533. Identified wildfire victims reach 76, eight remain missing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/identified-wildfire-victims-reach-76-eight-remain-missing

Seventy six victims of the wildfire that gutted a coastal town in east Attica killing at least 91 people and injuring scores have been identified, the police’s criminal investigation division said on Wednesday in its latest briefing....

1534. Lack of early warning, town planning led to high death toll, study finds

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lack-of-early-warning-town-planning-led-to-high-death-toll-study-finds

Authorities’ failure to issue a timely warning about the approaching wildfire that scorched the town of Mati, a popular tourist resort 17 miles east of Athens, left “almost zero time between realizing the danger and reacting to it,” according to a preliminary inquiry into the deadly inferno released Tuesday by the University of Athens. ...

1535. Mitsotakis blasts ‘deplorable’ government reaction to deadly wildfire

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-blasts-‘deplorable-government-reaction-to-deadly-wildfire

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis slammed the government’s ‘deplorable’ reaction to the deadly wildfire that ripped through the east coast of Attica, killing more than 90 people and injuring scores, saying his party will ensure that responsibility is attributed to those who failed to prevent the disaster....

1536. Government muddying waters over who is responsible for deadly fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-muddying-waters-over-who-is-responsible-for-deadly-fires

In the aftermath of what was the worst fire in Greece’s modern history, the government is coming under increasing criticism for failing to provide clear-cut information on the number of missing and for allegedly trying to muddy the waters over who is responsible....

1537. Cypriots Stand by Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-stand-by-greece

A radio marathon and a concert are taking place in Cyprus to show support to the victims of last week’s deadly wildfires in Greece...

1538. Divers pull body out of water in fire-ravaged east Attica

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divers-pull-body-out-of-water-in-fire-ravaged-east-attica

Greek coast guard officials with the help of divers on Monday pulled an unidentified body out of the water near Kokkino Limanaki in east Attica, an area ravaged by a deadly blaze a week ago. ...

1539. Kammenos defends government's response to blaze

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kammenos-defends-government-s-response-to-blaze

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Monday defended the government’s response to the deadly wildfires east of Athens that have so far claimed at least 91 lives....

1540. Two female tourists trapped in Larnaca salt lake

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-female-tourists-trapped-in-larnaca-salt-lake

Two young British tourists were rescued by fire fighters on Sunday after being stuck in the mud in an attempt to cross the Larnaca Salt Lake....

1541. The state we’re in

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-state-we-re-in

A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a mess....

1542. Greek PM visits seaside town hit by wildfires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-pm-visits-seaside-town-hit-by-wildfires

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday visited the seaside town east of Athens that was a week ago hit by the deadly wildfires....

1543. Officials step up efforts against fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-step-up-efforts-against-fires

Cypriot and European authorities are on the lookout for new wildfire threats, as two local fires on Saturday, one in the northwest and one in the southeast, were caused by human action...

1544. Tsipras says he assumes political responsibility for deadly fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsipras-says-he-assumes-political-responsibility-for-deadly-fires

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he took full political responsibility for the deadly blaze that has killed at least 87 people in a coastal town in east Athens this week....

1545. Dishwasher started fire in boy’s Limassol home

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dishwasher-started-fire-in-boy-s-limassol-home

Authorities say an unsupervised dishwasher caused a home fire in Limassol that threatened the life of a 12-year-old boy on Thursday...

1546. Minister says ‘serious indications’ of arson behind deadly wildfire

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-says-‘serious-indications-of-arson-behind-deadly-wildfire

In what was seen as a bid Thursday to minimize the political cost of the natural disaster in eastern Attica, government officials did not rule out the possibility of arson....

1547. Cypriot crews in Greek fires on their way back

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-crews-in-greek-fires-on-their-way-back

Cypriot first responders who rushed to help in the Greek wildfires are getting ready to come back, after what has been undoubtedly a horrifying challenge for even experienced professionals...

1548. Death toll from deadly Attica fires rises to 85

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-toll-from-deadly-attica-fires-rises-to-83

The death toll from the deadly blaze that ravaged the coastal town of Mati in east Attica on Monday rose to 85 on Thursday, after a 73-year-old man who was in intensive care in Athens' Evangelismos hospital died and two more bodies were discovered by rescue crews....

1549. More than 200 houses destroyed by Attica fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-200-houses-destroyed-by-attica-fires

More than 200 houses have been completely destroyed by the devastating wildfires that ripped through a coastal town east of Athens this week killing at least 81 people, according to data collected by engineers from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport who have started recording the damage to buildings....

1550. Search continues as wildfires death toll climbs to 80

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-continues-as-wildfires-death-toll-climbs-to-80

Rescue crews Wednesday continued to search the seaside areas northeast of Athens that were the worst affected by wildfires to locate any further victims, as the official death toll rose to 80...

1551. Cyprus offers €10 million to Greek fire victims

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-offers-€10-million-to-greek-fire-victims

The government of the Republic of Cyprus is offering €10 million to the fire victims in Greece, calling on citizenry and local businesses to do their share as well...

1552. Drone footage reveals aftermath of wildfire (video)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drone-footage-reveals-aftermath-of-wildfire-video

Drone footage Tuesday shows the aftermath of the wildfires that raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital of Athens, torching homes, cars and forests as they killed at least 74 people....

1553. Greek fire brigade says death toll in wildfires rises to 74

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-fire-brigade-says-death-toll-in-wildfires-rises-to-74

At least 74 people have been killed in wildfires raging close to Athens since Monday, a Greek fire brigade official said on Tuesday....

1554. Germany offers help to combat Greece fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-offers-help-to-combat-greece-fires

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is offering her country's help to fight the forest fires raging in Greece. ...

1555. Greek wildfire death toll rises

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-wildfire-death-toll-rises-to-50

Greece’s Red Cross organization said on Tuesday the bodies of around 26 victims of a devastating forest fire east of Athens had been discovered, substantially raising a death toll from an inferno which ravaged the area on Monday evening...

1556. Cyprus sends help in Greek wildfire

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sends-help-in-greek-wildfire

The Republic of Cyprus is responding to calls for help in the Greek wildfire near Athens, sending 60 first responders to a tourist area where dozens of people perished...

1557. Residents flee forest fire near Greek capital of Athens

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-flee-forest-fire-near-greek-capital-of-athens

A fire burning a pine forest in a mountainous area west of Athens has prompted nearby residents to flee their homes, as smoke from the blaze turned much of the sky over the Greek capital orange....

1558. Cyprus honours Noratlas dead

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-honours-noratlas-dead

The president is attending on Friday the unveiling ceremony of a Greek Noratlas aircraft replica, which has been assembled at Makedonitissa military cemetery in Nicosia to honour the fallen...

1559. Cyprus and Israel talk fire and water

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-talk-fire-and-water

Israel and Cyprus agreed to develop further their cooperation in water management and firefighting, two areas in which both countries face similar challenges...

1560. Large fire burning grassland in western Crete

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/large-fire-burning-grassland-in-western-crete

A fire that broke out on Thursday morning in the area Ahladia of Sitia, in eastern Crete, was burning shrubs and grassland and was fanned by strong winds....

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