Wildfire at Aghios Soulas
Update 30.08.12: The fire is under control at this time after ranging for two days. There are no assessments about the extend of the damages but thousands of acres of pine forests and land have being in the fire’s path.…
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Wildfire in Monolithos area
A wildfire broke out yesterday noon (Friday, Oct 1) on the forested area around the village of Monolithos, at the Southwest part of Rhodes. Strong winds helped the fire to spread quickly. 20 firefighters with 10 vehicles and a helicopter…
Fire blast in Kamiros, Rhodes
Fire fighters struggle to contain a wildfire in the area that surrounds the site of ancient Kamiros, in the south-western part of the island of Rhodes. Unfortunately only ground forces are able to battle against the fire blaze as firefighting…
WWF: Poor precautions to blame for Rhodes fire
“Rhodes paid the price this year for the insufficiency of the country’s fire protection system”. A report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) blames the authorities for the fires that raged for days in July 2008 on the…