Hydra’s mayor outraged by incident as country faces wildfires fanned by high winds and hot weather

ATHENS: A forest fire on the Greek tourist island of Hydra, near Athens, was started by fireworks launched from a yacht, firefighters said today,...

Thirteen Greek yacht crew members have been charged with arson after fireworks from their vessel allegedly sparked a forest fire.

The yachters attempted to put out the fire, then allegedly fled the scene. The blaze burnt the only pine forest on the island of Hydra.

Fireworks allegedly launched from superyacht led to blaze that destroyed large swath of island’s only pine forest

The crew abandoned the coal carrier after it was struck by Houthi missiles, which started a fire, on June 12. The Greek-owned Tutor, a coal carrier,...

14 appliances including specialist and height vehicles were deployed to the scene by fire crews on Monday.

By Deepak Kumar Nayak On June 27, 2024, two women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres carrying a cumulative reward of INR 1.6...

Dozens of firefighters were battling on Saturday to stop a wildfire from spreading to a nature reserve in a mountainous forest area on the outskirts...