- Jul 12
Very high wildfire risk for Thessaloniki and Kilkis on 13 July, Civil Protection warns
The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection placed fire services on partial alert, activated stage 2 operational readiness, and enforced preventive traffic bans in national parks for Monday 13 July.
- Jul 5
Wildfire near Thessaloniki forces evacuations, toxic cloud spreads over city
A wildfire that started Saturday evening in a ravine near Oreokastro spread to industrial sites, sending a plume of toxic smoke over Greece's second-largest city and prompting evacuations of several suburbs.
- Jul 4
Greece battles 60 wildfires in 24 hours, evacuations ordered in Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki
Firefighters tackled 60 agroforestry fires across Greece on Saturday, with 16 breaking out almost simultaneously in Central Macedonia, where the risk index hit category 4. Evacuation orders were issued for areas near Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki.
