Fire department chief Stefanos Kolokouris said reinforcements had been rushed in from around the country to contain the blaze

A firefighting airplane drops water on a hill near the area of Kehries, near Corinth, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Athens, on July 23, 2020.

Greek villages evacuated as forest fire rages

They also opened its museums and famed archaeological sites, including the ancient Acropolis

People make their way around Monastiraki square, as the country's tourism season officially opens, in Athens, Greece May 15, 2021.

'I'm finally here': Greece formally opens to tourists

Museums will be reopened next week

People sit in on a cafe terrace in the Monastiraki district of Athens in Greece that will reopen private beaches on Saturday and museums next week while travel restart May 15

Greece to reopen beaches, museums after long lockdown

Some 6,000 people marched in separate protests in Athens, a police source said

Several flights are also being cancelled or rescheduled owing to a work stoppage by air controllers

New strikes, demos in Greece against labour reform

Food sector to reopen with certain rules while night curfew shortens for another hour

Customers will only be allowed to be served in the open and with only six people per table, while music will not be allowed in order for customers not to come too close to hear each other

Greece relaxes more COVID-19 measures

Visitors from the EU, Britain, the United States, Israel, Serbia and the United Arab Emirates will not be subjected to a week-long quarantine

Travellers must present proof they are fully vaccinated or a negative Covid test from the previous 72 hours

Greece lifts quarantine for some vaccinated travellers

Primary and secondary schools, which had briefly reopened, remain closed across the country

Students at a high school in an Athens suburb after Monday's reopening

Greek high schools reopen after five months of closure

Giorgos Karaivaz, who worked for private TV station Star and also ran the news blog bloko.gr, was shot several times in the southern Athens district of Alimos

The scene where journalist Giorgos Karaivaz was fatally shot in the Alimos suburb of Athens

Greek crime journalist shot dead outside his home

Under the rules, consumers must make appointments and comply with a three-hour limit for shopping, and retailers cannot allow in more than one customer per 25 square metres

People wearing masks wait to enter a shop on the first day of the re-opening of retail stores, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, April 5, 2021.

Greece looks to ease pressure with cautious shops reopening

Military parade in capital Athens attended by country’s top leadership, foreign dignitaries

Greek soldiers attend a military parade during the Greek Independence Day at Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece on March 25, 2017.

Greece observes 200th anniversary of independence

Greece denies violating the law while protecting its coasts

The Turkish coast guard later issued a statement saying they had rescued three people and found the bodies of two others, while a third died in hospital

Turkey accuses Greece of leaving handcuffed migrants at sea

Koufodinas has refused food since Jan. 8, demanding to be transferred to Korydallos prison in Athens

Protesters wear protective face masks during a demonstration on Syntagma square in solidarity with jailed member of the disbanded leftist militant group 'November 17', Dimitris Koufodinas, who is serving multiple life terms for several crimes, including a series of murders and is currently on hunger strike, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, March 3, 2021.

Greek militant in jail for life to end hunger strike, lawyer says

Weeklong joint naval exercise with 3 countries concludes on Friday, says Israeli army

The purpose of the annual exercise is to increase cooperation between the fleets of participating countries and to deepen professional knowledge

Israel holds drill with France, Greece, Southern Cyprus

The authorities reported 10 officers were hurt on Tuesday evening  and 16 people were arrested

Two hundred hooded protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at a police station in the Nea Smyrni suburb

Greek students keep up protests amid police brutality claims

Two consecutive fires in September destroyed the Moria camp on Lesbos, where migrants had been held in squalid conditions for years

Nearly 13,000 people including families with young children, pregnant women and older people were left sleeping on roadsides for days until another tent camp could be erected

Afghan youths jailed over Greek migrant camp fire

The recovery work began as scores of people from the villages of Damasi and Mesochori, some 240 kilometres north of Athens, spent the night away from their homes after Wednesday's quake

Four churches, including one dating back to the 17th century, had been damaged

Greek villages evacuated as forest fire rages

'I'm finally here': Greece formally opens to tourists

Greece to reopen beaches, museums after long lockdown

New strikes, demos in Greece against labour reform

Greece relaxes more COVID-19 measures

Greece lifts quarantine for some vaccinated travellers

Greek high schools reopen after five months of closure

Greek crime journalist shot dead outside his home

Greece looks to ease pressure with cautious shops reopening

Greece observes 200th anniversary of independence

Turkey accuses Greece of leaving handcuffed migrants at sea

Greek militant in jail for life to end hunger strike, lawyer says

Israel holds drill with France, Greece, Southern Cyprus

Greek students keep up protests amid police brutality claims

Afghan youths jailed over Greek migrant camp fire

Greece assesses damage from 6.3 magnitude quake

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Greek villages evacuated as forest fire rages

'I'm finally here': Greece formally opens to tourists

Greece to reopen beaches, museums after long lockdown

New strikes, demos in Greece against labour reform

Greece relaxes more COVID-19 measures

Greece lifts quarantine for some vaccinated travellers

Greek high schools reopen after five months of closure

Greek crime journalist shot dead outside his home

Greece looks to ease pressure with cautious shops reopening

Greece observes 200th anniversary of independence

Turkey accuses Greece of leaving handcuffed migrants at sea

Greek militant in jail for life to end hunger strike, lawyer says

Israel holds drill with France, Greece, Southern Cyprus

Greek students keep up protests amid police brutality claims

Afghan youths jailed over Greek migrant camp fire

Greece assesses damage from 6.3 magnitude quake