Greece raises wildfire alert level after spate of blazes
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Athens: Greece on Sunday raised its wildfire alert level to high risk after dozens of blazes broke out, the civil protection ministry said. On Sa...
Athens: Greece on Sunday raised its wildfire alert level to "high risk" after dozens of blazes broke out, the civil protection ministry said.
On Saturday, "71 fires were declared in agricultural and forestry regions across the country in 12 hours, between 0300 GMT and 1500 GMT", said the ministry that also looks after the climate crisis.
The fires were brought under control, including a major blaze in Lasithi on the island of Crete that was burning until midday Sunday, the fire department said.
Three people were lightly injured and one person was arrested for "causing the fire on Saturday morning", the fire department said.
He is due to be transferred to the Lasithi public prosecutor's office on Monday, according to the same source.
