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"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 island of Rhodes, devastating woodlands that are home to wild fallow deer. However, a spokesman for the Greek fire brigade, said that it was the weather conditions that made difficult ...

The recent wildfires in Rhodes showed to the local people how much, the national and the international media, are hungry for disasters. When Rhodes made the headlines in major newspapers, tv news and news sites the exaggeration went beyond any expectation. [fademore] If you followed the news through the media you'll probably think that the island has been evacuated (Fox News: Fires force tourists from Greek island of Rhodes), and that ...

The wildfires, after a hard fight of 6 days, finally seem to be under control, after destroying some one of the most beautiful forests on the verdant island of Rhodes. The fire that was contained in rural areas, threatened a village on Friday and led to three hotel evacuations as a precaution because of the smoke. Guests were taken to neighbouring villages but most have now returned. Related posts:Wildfires still ...

Thirty-four fire engines, 160 firefighters, 100 soldiers and 13 aircraft are deployed to contain the blaze in the south of the island, while new reinforcements has being rushed in from mainland Greece. The damages are still contained in the rural areas at an area of about 20 sq.km but as a precaution some hotels had to be evacuated, due to the smoke that has covered the area. As long as ...

When hot, dry conditions combine with high winds, a condition that is very common in Greece during the summer, the result may be a wildfire, both from natural causes and from arson. This kind of fires are difficult to control, can happen at any time, but usually the fire season many times coincides with the high tourism season. [fademore] In the recent years, wildfires destroyed some of the most beautiful forests in ...