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Greece sends 100 extra firefighters to a massive northeastern wildfire as it burns for a 13th day

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles, on the newest of 2 developments

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities sent 100 extra firefighters Thursday to the country’s northeast where a massive blaze in its 13th day flared up again, prompting authorities to put residents…

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  1. Greece struggles to contain massive fire, largest in years in EU

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. Newest

    Greece sends 100 extra firefighters to a massive northeastern wildfire as it burns for a 13th day

    Headline from KTLA Los Angeles ·

17 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. Los Angeles Times

    Greece struggles to control the European Union's largest-ever wildfire and other blazes (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Firefighters are struggling against hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including the largest ever recorded in the EU.

  2. Federal News Network

    Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze (opens Federal News Network)

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    Federal News Network's feed description

    Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded…

  3. The Times of Israel

  4. Fox News

    Wildfires rage across Greece amidst fierce conditions, resulting in fatalities and massive destruction (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Greece is grappling with wildfires that have been fanned by strong winds and dry, scorching conditions. The blaze has been described as the largest ever recorded by the E.U.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Firefighters in Greece struggle against wildfires, as blaze includes EU's largest on record (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest ever recorded in the European Union.

  6. Courthouse News Service

    Greece struggles to contain massive fire, largest in years in EU (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Hundreds of fires over the past week have left Greece reeling, with firefighters struggling to contain a massive wildfire in East Macedonia and Thrace.

  7. Washington Times

    Firefighters in Greece discover another body, bringing this week’s death toll from wildfires to 21 (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Authorities battling a major wildfire in northeastern Greece that has been described as the European Union’s largest single recorded fire have recovered another body, the fire department said Friday, bringing the total death toll from wildfires in Greece this week to 21.

  8. FOX 43 York

    More than 600 firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft struggle to control wildfires in Greece (opens FOX 43 York)

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    FOX 43 York's feed description

    A massive fire in the country’s northeastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused the deaths of 20 people, is burning for a ninth day.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    More than 600 firefighters with air support struggle to control wildfires in Greece (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.

  10. Fox News

    Greek wildfire devastation persists: Authorities mobilize international aid as firefighters battle blazes (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Greek authorities have bolstered firefighting efforts in the northeastern part of the country as a massive and deadly wildfire continues to rage unabated for its tenth day.

  11. WTOP Washington DC

    Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft.

  12. KTLA Los Angeles

    Greece sends 100 extra firefighters to a massive northeastern wildfire as it burns for a 13th day (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities sent 100 extra firefighters Thursday to the country’s northeast where a massive blaze in its 13th day flared up again, prompting authorities to put residents…

  13. Fox News

    Greece sends 100 more firefighters to country's northeast as blaze flares up in 13th day (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    At least 100 more firefighters have been sent to northeastern Greece to fight the massive fire that has been burning for 13 days. Residents are on standby for a possible evacuation.

  14. Voice of America

    Greece Sends 100 Extra Firefighters to Massive Northeastern Wildfire (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Allegations that migrants may be responsible for the fire have led to some vigilantism

  15. Daily Journal

    Greece reinforces firefighting forces as a massive wildfire in the northeast burns for a 13th day (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities further reinforced firefighting forces in the country’s northeast Thursday, where a massive blaze in its 13th day has flared up once more and prompted authorities to alert area residents to be on standby for possible evacuation.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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