The wildfire, which was blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece last week, is the biggest in the EU since record keeping started in 2000
A massive blaze in the country's northeastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in the past week in Greece, was burning for a ninth day.
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Greek fire department officials arrested two men on Saturday for allegedly deliberately starting wildfires as hundreds of firefighters battle blazes that have been blamed for 21 deaths
Greek police activated the country's Disaster Victim Identification Team to identify the bodies, which were found near a shack in the Avanta area in the northeastern Alexandroupolis region
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The crew “carried out the safe evacuation and rescue of 48 foreigners, who were transported to the port of Mytilene,” the island's capital, said coast guard
Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said fines for causing fires deliberately or because of negligent behaviour would match penalties introduced two years ago for the abuse of animals
The summer wildfires have struck countries across the Mediterranean region, prompting the EU to expand its support, sending two Spanish firefighting planes to Tunisia after wildfires in neighboring Algeria left at least 34 people dead in recent days