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Greek wildfires force residents and holidaymakers to evacuate

Wildfires in Greece, following days of scorching temperatures, have forced thousand to evacuate their homes and holiday accommodation

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NATO deploys record 40 firefighting aircraft to Greece

Halfway through the summer wildfire season, about 600,000 hectares had been burnt across the EU. This is second only to 2017 when nearly a million hectares when up in smoke.

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Firefighters battle wildfire in Spain, Greece and UK

Firefighters battle wildfire in Spain, Greece and UK.

Greece

Major wildfires sweep through north, south and east Greece

Greece is battling three major forest fires sweeping across the north, south and east of the country on Sunday.

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Emergency evacuation on the Greek island of Lesbos due to forest fire

Evacuation of the popular resort of Vatera on the island of Lesbos due to a forest fire threatening the first houses of the village.

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Wildfire rages in Athens's northeastern suburbs for a second day

Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle a massive forest fire outside Athens for the second day in a row, after hundreds of residents were evacuated during the night.

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Firefighting helicopter crashes in Greece with four people on board

Authorities say the aircraft went down in the Aegean Sea while battling a forest fire on the island of Samos.

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Europe faces major heatwave, with drought and wildfires

Many countries in the southern and western parts of the continent have already succumbed to exceedingly hot and dry weather, expected to last for about 10 days.

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Current drought in southern Europe 'could become worst ever'

"The Copernicus emergency management service indicates the present drought in Europe could become the worst ever," Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič warned on Thursday.

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52 wildfires break out in the last 24 hours across Greece

An easing of winds overnight helped the Fire Service contain several blazes in different parts of Greece. According to the Fire Service, 52 wildfires broke out on Monday, stoked by strong winds and high temperatures.

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Greek firefighters clash with police at climate ministry

Greece has more than 15,000 firefighters during the summer months, about 5,000 of them on short-term contracts or hired seasonally.

Greece

Firefighters contain wildfire that threatened resort town near Athens

Local officials said a few houses on the outskirts of Nea Makri - around 38 kilometres northeast of the capital - had suffered fire damage, but no injuries were reported.

Greece

Greece appoints former EU commissioner to lead new climate ministry

Greece has appointed the former Cypriot EU commissioner Christos Stylianides to head the country's new climate crisis and civil protection ministry.

Greece

Greek firefighters battle two new blazes near Athens and Evia

Greece scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes including one on the island of Evia, which has already been scarred by wildfires this summer.

Greece

Wildfire continues to rage near Greek capital

Greece’s fire department said 370 firefighters, including 143 from Poland, were deployed at the Vilia fire Wednesday, along with 130 vehicles, eight helicopters and three planes.

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Greek wildfires under control as rainfall helps firefighters

More than 580 fires have been observed since late July with over 100,000 hectares of forests and olive groves razed to the ground.

Travel News

Turkey, Greece and Italy all hit by huge wildfires

Many Mediterranean countries are being affected by extreme high temperatures and wildfires right now. We find out why.

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Residents in Greece resist evacuation to battle wildfires

Residents refuse to abandon their homes as they battle the wildfires burning across Greece for more than a week.

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Greek PM apologises as fight against wildfire on Evia continues

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised for "any weaknesses” in the efforts to quell the wildfires on Evia, amid criticism over the government’s handling of the situation.

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Criticism grows over Greece's handling of raging wildfires

Authorities on Evia, Greece's second-largest island, have in recent days denounced "insufficient" means to tackle the blazes when the situation was "critical".