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northern Greece; initial reports suggested those who died may have been migrants. Additionally, as days passed with more land being burned and property being destroyed more and more, civilians started complaining about the lack of strength in Greece's firefighting capabilities—something that they attribute to government mismanagement.
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on 17 July, in Kalyvia, Loutraki, and Dervenochoria. Greek authorities directed villagers to evacuate their homes in southern Athens. On 20 July, wildfires reignited in Athens as a result of wind, which forced an evacuation effort in the city. On August 22, another major wildfire broke out near Fyli,
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The fire department in Rhodes stated the fires there prompted the "largest evacuation operation" ever on the island, with the fire department using 10 firefighting airplanes, eight firefighting helicopters, over 260 firefighters, 49 fire trucks and hundreds of volunteers, among others, to tackle the
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of four locations, including two seaside resorts. Approximately 2,000 people, including tourists, were safely evacuated by sea, accounting for less than 10% of the island's tourist accommodations, according to the Fire Corps spokesman. On 22 August, eighteen bodies were found in a forested area of
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crashed in Karystos, killing its two pilots, with a similar incident that happened almost 15 years to the day in the same area with the same casualties. Later the same day, a 41-year-old shepherd was found charred in an inaccessible area outside the village of Platanistos in Karystos.
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in a monastery. The 25 km/h strong winds made it very difficult to put out and resulted in the area being evacuated. The fire progressed during the night and on August 23 it reached the Parnitha mountain. On August 24 the fire was put out. The fire destroyed a few homes.
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By 25 August, officials had arrested 163 people on fire-related charges since the start of the fire prevention season, including 118 for negligence and 24 for deliberate arson, and the police had made a further 18 arrests according to government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis.
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The European Union announced that more than 450 firefighters and seven airplanes would be deployed to help the situation in Greece, with 81 firefighters, 26 vehicles, and three planes specifically helping the situation in Rhodes.
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suffered multiple wildfires, which resulted in over an estimated 19,000 people being evacuated by land and sea. Emergency alerts were sent to residents on the island to warn them of the wildfires and to evacuate.
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On 23 July, in response to the wildfires in Rhodes, the UK Government announced that they would deploy a Rapid Deployment Team consisting of responders to support British nationals on the island, being based at
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on August 21. The fire was stated to be "the largest recorded in the EU" up to this time by EU officials, with around 73.000 hectares (730 square kilometers) burnt. Most of the burnt area is concentrated in the
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Dervenochoria fire as seen from Ilion, at approximately 2 am on 18 July. These are not flames but the glare from the fire due to the camera settings. The fire is behind the mountains.
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On 23 July 2023, it was announced that 1,200 extra people would be evacuated from the villages of Pefki, Lindos, and Kalathos. Flights to Rhodes from British package holiday company
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Intense winds exacerbated Greece's wildfires, sparking over 50 new blazes amid hot, dry weather; casualties include two deaths and two injured firefighters on August 21, 2023.
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a power outage occurred because of the Alexandroupolis fire. The general hospital of Alexandroupolis had to evacuate its patients. The fire had almost reached the hospital.
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According to a senior climate crisis official, 667 fires were caused by a "human hand", blaming either negligence or arson. 79 arrests were made as of late August.
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lifted the state of emergency on Rhodes and offered complimentary travel accommodations to tourists who were evacuated from the island in the previous month.
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Authorities declared a state of emergency on 20 July 2023 in three municipalities of Rhodes, including Lindos, which is home to many tourist villages.
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On 21 July, the Civil Protection ordered the evacuation of the village of Laerma, which is about 10 km from the coastal tourist resorts.
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established a Crisis Management Unit to respond to the situation. A wildfire that started on the Greek island of Rhodes on 18 July led to the
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for safety reasons. The wildfire reached an ammunition warehouse and several explosions occurred, triggering the evacuation of the
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August 22 Fire at approximately 12:50 am, as seen from Ilion, Attica, burning near Fyli emitting large amounts of smoke.
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Following a series of heatwaves and wildfires taking place over Europe, wildfires in Greece started on 17 July 2023. The
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High temperatures reached 41.0 °C (105.8 °F), with highs anticipated to reach 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) in
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Czech Republic deployed 79 personnel (firefighters and other), 33 vehicles and a helicopter with 6 personnel.
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Greece has called out "arsonist scum" after police made 79 arson arrests over wildfires ravaging the country
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Romania sent 130 firefighters, with 25 firefighting vehicles, deployed alongside their Greek counterparts.
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Malta sent 20 firefighters to Greece. This was the first time that Malta had sent firefighters abroad.
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Two firefighting planes and one helicopter were sent by Turkey at the request of the President.
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Smoke cloud from the Dervenochoria fire as seen from Ilion at 2:20 pm on 18 July 2023.
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thanked European civil protection agencies for their assistance in helping the situation.
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Smoke cloud from Drevenochoria fire as seen at 2:40 pm on 19 July 2023 from Ilion.
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31 firefighters, along with 15 firefighting vehicles, were deployed from Slovakia.
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Poland deployed 149 firefighters, along with 49 firefighting vehicles.
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Bulgaria deployed 70 firefighters with 14 vehicles to assist Greece.
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Satellite view of the aftermath of the Evros wildfire, 28 August 2023
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Israel sent two firefighting planes to assist in fighting the fire.
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Croatia deployed a firefighting plane as part of EU assistance.
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There is also a major forest fire near the infamous forest of
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Three firefighting helicopters were deployed from Egypt.
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Satellite view of the wildffire in Rhodes, 23 July 2023
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Italy sent two firefighting planes as reinforcements.
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Serbia sent 38 firefighters, along with 14 vehicles.
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Jordan sent four firefighting helicopters to Greece.
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Index


Attica
Central Greece
Corfu
East Macedonia and Thrace
Evia
Peloponnese
Thessaly
Rhodes
Western Greece
2023 European heat waves
wildfires
Greece
Rhodes
Greek government
evacuation
Attica
Corfu
Katavolo
Karystos
Evia
Canadair CL-215
Magnesia
Almyros
Velestino
Nea Anchialos Air Base
Volos
F-16s
Nea Anchialos Air Base
Larissa Air Base

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