ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heat wave baked much of southern…
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Wildfires force thousands to flee seaside communities outside Athens
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European Union rushes firefighters to Greece as grueling Mediterranean heat wave takes toll
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Major fire near Athens contained but heat wave keeps authorities on alert
Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, as high winds pushed flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days…
Authorities have issued precautionary evacuations as temperatures rise and winds pick up speed. Hundreds of firefighters are responding. A persistent heat wave has contributed to the blazes.
Greek authorities have issued evacuation orders for at least six seaside communities near Athens as wildfires continue to spread. The flames have posed a threat to vacation homes.
By Alkis Konstantinidis and Lefteris Papadimas MANDRA, Greece (Reuters) -Two wildfires swept uncontrolled through forestland and towns northwest of Athens
By Alkis, Konstantinidis and Lefteris Papadimas MANDRA, Greece (Reuters) -A wildfire swept uncontrolled through forests northwest of Athens for a second
In a round-the-clock battle to preserve forests, industrial facilities, and vacation homes, evacuations continued for a third day along a highway connecting Athens to the southern city of Corinth.
By Stamos Prousalis and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) -Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, destroying
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heat wave baked much of southern…
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Fire Service intensified water drops west of Athens where a huge blaze was contained overnight, as authorities braced Thursday for a new round of extreme weather.
The fire that has been ravaging an area west of Athens, Greece, was contained by firefighters overnight. The European heat wave puts Spain, Italy, and Greece at risk of fires.
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