More Than 600 Firefighters, Water-Dropping Planes Struggle to Control Greece Wildfires August 28, 2023 By Elena Becatoros More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters,...
New Wildfires Break Out on Greece’s Evia Island August 24, 2021 By Elena Becatoros ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s fire department scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes broke...
Greece Wildfire Destroys Jobs of Pine Resin Collectors August 23, 2021 By Elena Becatoros AGDINES, Greece (AP) – For generations, residents in the north of the Greek island of Evia have made their living...
Massive Wildfire Devours Forests on Greek Island of Evia August 11, 2021 By Elena Becatoros ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece’s second largest island continued...
Wildfires Rage Anew Near Athens, Forcing More Evacuations in Southern Greece August 6, 2021 By Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros Wildfires rekindled outside Athens and forced more evacuations around southern Greece Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a...
Sailors Stranded by COVID Restrictions Could Refuse to Work, Causing Trade Disruption June 17, 2020 By Elena Becatoros Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further...
Greek Firefighters Battle Multi-Day Blaze in Nature Reserve August 16, 2019 By Elena Becatoros Greek authorities sent reinforcements Thursday to firefighters battling a major forest fire in a nature reserve on the island of...
Rising Sea Temperatures Could Kill 90% of Coral Reefs by 2050: Scientists March 14, 2017 By Elena Becatoros There were startling colors here just a year ago, a dazzling array of life beneath the waves. Now this Maldivian...