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Greece battles wildfire in Evia, reports progress on Crete
ATHENS (Reuters) -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 ...
Greece on high alert as heat and wind fuel fire outbreaks
A new fire broke out on Friday near the Greek capital, Athens, as the country was put on high alert for wildfires due to ...
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Wildfire near Athens forces evacuation of hundreds as heatwaves grips Greece
A wildfire that broke out near the southeast of Athens, has forced the evacuation of at least five towns and high ...
Wildfire on Greek island of Crete prompts evacuations of hotels and damages homes
A fast-moving wildfire on the Greek island of Crete forces evacuations of homes and hotels. Authorities say the fire, driven ...
Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control
Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale ...
Wildfires kill two in Turkey, little-known group claims arson attacks
A wildfire killed a second person in Turkey’s western Izmir province on Thursday (July 3) as blazes raged for a seventh day ...