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No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western Turkiye.
Wildfires are burning across Europe, with major blazes in Greece and Turkey forcing thousands to evacuate and killing two people.
A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to contain a deadly blaze west of the country ...
Dozens of wildfires broke out across Greece over the weekend, fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought, according to ...
ATHENS, Greece — Firefighters raced Thursday to contain wildfires that forced thousands to flee holiday resorts on the southern Greek island of Crete, while neighboring Turkey grappled with its own ...
Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to ...
Surface temperatures in the regions surrounding the Greek capital rose by up to 10 degrees Celsius in just one year as a ...
Firefighters were battling a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on Saturday which was burning forests and forced the evacuation of two villages, the fire brigade and authorities said.
A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels ...
Wildfires are frequent in Greece during its hot, dry summers. In 2018, a massive fire swept through the seaside town of Mati, east of Athens, trapping people in their homes and on roads as they ...
Greece shuts the Acropolis due to a major heatwave with temperatures reaching 41°C. Part of broader European heatwave, it ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece shut the Acropolis for several hours in the afternoon on Tuesday, as the Mediterranean country baked ...