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Olympia can breathe a sigh of relief: The fire department has succeeded in containing the fires near the ancient Greek site. Regional politicians blame land speculators for the fire. A man was arrested. [more]
The Greek Fire Brigade has succeeded in controlling the fires near the historic site of Olympia, on the Peloponnese Peninsula. Olympia is an important religious site where Olympic Games were held every four years in ancient times.
Greek firefighters controlled forest and thickets fires on Sunday near the ruins of the antique city of Olympia, located in the western part of the Peloponnesian Peninsula, news agency dpa reports.
Every year, forest fires in Europe rage more violently and for longer - such as on the Greek holiday island of Rhodes, where tens of thousands of holidaymakers had to be rescued this week in an unprecedented campaign. Fires are also blazing in Italy and Spain. The flame hell in southern Europe here in the ticker.
ATHENS/ MONTREAL. The Greek fire department has succeeded in bringing several bush and forest fires under control near the ancient town of Olympia on the Peloponnese peninsula.
The Greek fire department has succeeded in bringing several bush and forest fires under control near the ancient site of Olympia on the Peloponnese peninsula. This was announced by the fire department's operations center on Sunday. Greek civil protection and the fire department warned: In many regions of the country, the fire risk level is second highest due to the drought.
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