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By Angeliki Koutantou CHIOS, Greece (Reuters) -Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the Greek island of Chios on Tuesday that have torn through swathes of forest ...
Greek authorities have sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town on the island of Chios as firefighters struggle to control a major wildfire ...
By Tuesday morning, nearly 450 firefighters, 85 fire engines, 11 helicopters, and two water-dropping planes had been ...
Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...
Chios is battling a fire that continues to rage on three active fronts, pushing firefighters to their limits in an all-night struggle.
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She’d been smoking,” a Greek official said of a Georgian woman who was arrested after a blaze tore through 11,000 acres of Chios this week.
A state of emergency is declared and an arson investigation launched after five separate fires were sparked within hours.
Emergency services have issued evacuation orders for villages and settlements in the area since Sunday, when fires broke out ...
Firefighters are battling the flames which have been fanned by strong winds, with homes evacuated and power cuts reported.
ATHENS, June 23 (Reuters) - Greece on Monday declared a state of emergency on Chios island, where hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires for a second day as winds further whipped up ...