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Greece

Eyewitness videos capture horror of Greek wildfires

The Greek government is facing criticism as the extent of the damage from the worst wildfires in recent memory becomes clear. Our correspondent Bryan Carter reports from Mati, where the land is scorched and many buildings are reduced to ashes.

30/07/2018

Greece

Emotional scars linger as clean-up begins in fire-stricken town of Mati

Ghost town: emotional scars linger as clean-up begins in fire-stricken Greek resort of Mati.

30/07/2018

Greece

Greek PM visits wildfire-stricken town of Mati

Fires began a week ago in the coastal resort and Tsipras has been attacked by opposition parties for the government's handling of the disaster.

30/07/2018

Greece

Memorial service for Greek wildfire victims

Service attended by friends and relatives

29/07/2018

Greece

Greece: Search for 25 missing people continues

It's after 59 bodies were found, 28 are still yet to be identified and four people are still in hospital. Firemen and volunteers walk for hours, with the hope of finding traces of human presence after the wildfires devestated parts of Greece

29/07/2018

Greece

Greece buries wildfire victims

Greece begins the painful task of burying the victims this weekend of a devastating wildfire near Athens which killed at least 88 people

28/07/2018

Greece

Greece fire: DNA testing is the only way to identify people

The only way bodies can be identified is through DNA testing and dental records because people are so badly burnt beyond recognition. It's distressing for everyone

27/07/2018

Greece

Greeks question capabilities of emergency response amid destructive weather conditions | The Cube

Several days after wildfires killed more than 80 people in Greece, a thunderstorm brings flashflooding to the same region. The Greek population is now asking whether its country's emergency response teams are capable of dealing with such events.

27/07/2018

Greece

'Serious indications' wildfires were caused by arson in Greece

Some residents had built houses illegally between wooded areas which effectively blocked off escape routes

27/07/2018

Greece

Who are the victims of Greece’s wildfires?

A local chef, an Irish honeymooner and a newly-retired Belgian tourist are among the victims of Greece’s deadly wildfires.

26/07/2018

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Flash flood hits northern Athens suburb

The Greek capital's fire department received 140 calls for assistance and to pump water from flooded homes and businesses.

26/07/2018

Greece

Greek fires: Search for missing moves to Athens morgue

Coroner says identification of bodies difficult as most are badly charred

26/07/2018

Greece

Frantic search for missing begins after devastating Greek wildfires

The search is on for around 40 people missing in the Greek resort of Mati after Monday's fires which killed more than 80.

26/07/2018

Greece

Greece fires took just minutes to reach the sea

Not many people had a chance to escape as the second fire which broke out Monday afternoon destroyed everything in its path within moments

25/07/2018

Greece

Greece: Door to door searches for the missing

Rescue teams are combing through the area and the sea, trying to locate anything which could offer clarity on the missing as people come to terms with the blaze that ripped through the coastal town of Mati

25/07/2018

Europe Decoded

Families launch social media appeals for missing loved ones in Greece

Relatives of missing people launch social media search campaigns as wildfires continue to rage across Greece's Attica region

25/07/2018

Greece

It's more than just water: how experts go about tackling a wildfire

You might think lots of water is the best way of putting out a wildfire. And you wouldn't be wrong. But there is a lot more to think about than that.

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece fires: Twenty-six people found dead hugging each other in a field

They had left their cars in panic and ran towards the sea. But they were trapped over a cliff as the flames reached the coast

24/07/2018

Greece

In pictures: Greece's deadly wildfires

In pictures: Greece's deadly wildfires

24/07/2018

Greece

Greek wildfires: Satellite images show extent of the damage

Satellite images show Greece's worst wildfires in a decade from space, as the country battles to control the blazes in which at least 60 people have died.

24/07/2018

Europe Decoded

Greek residents share stories of narrow escape from deadly wildfire

Greek citizens share dramatic footage showing narrow escape from deadly wildfires

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece appeals for help after deadly fires ravage coast

At least 20 people are dead and hundreds of homes destroyed near Athens.

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece wildfires: Seven hundred people rescued by boat

Hundreds of people in Greece ran to the sea to save their lives from the wildfires. A Navy Frigate retrieved at least 4 dead people from the sea

24/07/2018

Greece

Residents flee as wildfires rage west of Athens

Residents flee as wildfires rage west of Athens

23/07/2018

Living

Greece's last bell makers keep dying trade alive

The Galanopoulos family has started the business in the 1800s.

20/07/2018

Greece

Family missing after boat capsizes on the Evros River

A man has appealed to the Greek authorities not to stop the mission to find his wife and three children after their boat capsized on the Evros River on the border with the Turkey

20/07/2018