Motor yacht crew face criminal charges over Greek island fire allegedly started by firework display

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A Greek prosecutor on Sunday brought criminal charges against the captain and crew of a chartered yacht suspected of triggering a forest fire on a resort island in the Aegean Sea during a firework display.

Greece has been plagued in recent days by scores of wildfires amid hot, dry and windy weather. On the day of the blaze authorities had warned of a maximum fire risk in several areas, appealing to the public for extreme caution.

ERT said they were charged under stricter legislation adopted recently and would face sentences of 10-20 years in prison if convicted.Greece suffers every summer from destructive wildfires that have drastically reduced its forest cover, caused scores of deaths, and burnt homes and property. Old Montreal kidnapping: search for 4th victim continues as provincial police take over investigationA woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a three-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racial statements, according to police.The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometres above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years.

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