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Wildfire danger in Europe shifts to Greece as evacuation orders remain in France

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For Greece, the danger carried grim resonance: a 2018 wildfire​ at the seaside community of Mati​, near Athens, killed 104 people.

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  1. End Time Headlines

    France, Spain, and Greece are all battling wildfires as Europe swelters (opens End Time Headlines)

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    According to a report from Reuters, firefighters across France, Spain and Greece confronted major wildfires on Thursday as intense heat, dry vegetation and strong winds kept southern Europe on high alert.

  2. The Republic

    Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee (opens The Republic)

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    LE PORGE, France (AP) — Firefighters held a vast wildfire inside its perimeter in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation, even as renewed fires forced thousands from their homes elsewhere in Fr…

  3. Jonesboro Sun

    Wildfire crisis eases in western Europe but worsens in Greece as winds drive new blazes (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Firefighters have contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation. However, renewed fires have forced thousands from their homes in other parts of France…

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Europe’s wildfire crisis eases in west as danger shifts east to Greece (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Firefighters have contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home. The development comes after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation. However, renewed fires have forced thousands from their homes in other…

  5. CBS News

    Wildfire danger in Europe shifts to Greece as evacuation orders remain in France (opens CBS News)

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    For Greece, the danger carried grim resonance: a 2018 wildfire​ at the seaside community of Mati​, near Athens, killed 104 people.

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