Vidik. Stepen eskalacije: povišeno.
← All events
Povišeno39 / 100Accidents and natural hazards

Israeli citizen suspected of causing forest fire on Crete with a barbecue

started August 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM · last changed 11d ago

Summary

Greek authorities suspect an Israeli citizen of igniting a barbecue in a forest area near Rethymno on northern Crete despite a fire ban; strong winds are reported to have carried embers to a guesthouse where the man was staying, causing a forest fire extinguished by firefighters after four hours.

This summary was written by a language model from the 2 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

Muškarac, čije ime nije objavljeno, osumnjičen je da je zapalio roštilj u šumskom području u blizini grada Rethimna na sjevernoj obali Krita, uprkos zabrani paljenja

Locations

Only the locations this event's sources named.

Severity39

Total — band povišeno (20–39)

Sources (2)

A headline and an extract of at most 25 words. The full text is never published; every source is named and linked.

Vidik measures media signal intensity. It does not predict events and it does not assess danger. Methodology

Report an error in this event