https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-links-tilliria-fires-to-rejected-candidates
Local reports are drawing links between Tilliria fires and disgruntled candidates who were rejected as retained fire fighters by the Forestry department...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/amid-aid-delays-to-fire-victims-nd-leader-visits-mati
A month after the disastrous wildfires on the outskirts of Attica that claimed the lives of 96 people and destroyed dozens of homes and thousands of hectares of land, the government approved additional aid for victims, as Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis conducted separate visits to Mati, the coastal settlement east of the capital where dozens died....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-hones-in-on-fire-service-regional-authority-officials
A judicial investigation into the causes of the disastrous wildfires on the outskirts of Attica last month points to major shortcomings and mistakes by members of Greece’s fire service and regional authorities, Kathimerini understands. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-government-wanted-to-shift-blame-for-deadly-blaze
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused the government of attempting to blame others for the wildfire that killed at least 92 people and injured scores in east Attica in July....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/struggle-for-survivors-of-fire-trying-to-return-to-normalcy
Survivors of last month’s deadly blazes on the outskirts of Attica are struggling to cope while experts are warning of the public health risks posed by toxic ash in the afflicted areas, Kathimerini has learned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/wanted-a-respected-person-for-assistance-effort
After the cries of despair come the calls for help and the need for long-term support. The victims of the lethal inferno that devastated eastern Attica on July 23 don’t just need words of solidarity but deeds too....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/experts-warn-of-pollution-in-areas-hit-by-attica-wildfires
As a judicial investigation into last month’s catastrophic wildfires in parts of Attica gathers pace, experts have warned of toxic pollution in the areas affected by the blazes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-department-gives-out-numbers-to-free-up-lines
The Fire Services Department says in addition to the national 112 emergency number, the public should also become familiar with local station direct contact numbers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nd-accuses-gov-t-of-wildfire-deaths-cover-up
The government is engaged in a “systematic operation to cover up” last month’s devastating fires in Attica by failing to publish the names of the victims, the main opposition party said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forestry-department-speaks-out-on-campsite-fires
The Forestry Department says it has been taking steps to ensure the safety of camping sites and their surrounding areas, following an evacuation at Polis campground due to a suspicious fire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/after-toskas-departure-pm-looks-to-government-reshuffle
Following the departure of Citizens’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas from the government – a delayed response to the fatal wildfires that ravaged Attica last month – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is said to be mulling a more sweeping overhaul of his cabinet in a bid to appease public discontent and signal that his administration is robust ahead of anticipated snap polls next spring....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strategy-in-attica-fire-fight-was-deficien
As finger-pointing and recriminations continue over who or what was to blame for last month’s disastrous wildfires in Attica, Kathimerini has learned that serious operational problems and bad communication hampered efforts to douse the blazes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firefighters-dispatched-to-douse-blaze-on-rhodes
Firefighters on Thursday were dispatched to douse a blaze that broke out on forestland near the village of Salakos in western Rhodes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/municipal-councillor-mayor-and-regional-councillor-absent-during-fires
As local authority officials in Marathon, eastern Attica, press for an emergency session of the municipality over last week's fatal fires, one municipal councilor has hit out at Marathon Mayor Ilias Psinakis for alleged negligence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-risk-alert-issued-for-north-south-aegean-islands
The general secretariat of the Interior Ministry’s Civil Protection issued an alert over a high risk of fire on Thursday for the islands of the north and south Aegean.
...
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....
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....
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.
...
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....
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....
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...
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.
...
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....
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....
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...
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....
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....
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...
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....
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....
