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Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help

Fire crews in Greece, Spain, and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires. Calmer winds on Thursday have helped slow the ...
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Greece wildfires ease, but Chios island blaze remains biggest threat

Greece has seen a slight improvement in its wildfire situation, but officials on Thursday were not declaring the danger over.
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The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires

As climate change brings unprecedented levels of heat and drought, the country’s unpaid fire brigades are bracing for the ...
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Tested in Greece’s Fires: An Emergency Force for 27 Countries

The fire around Dadia was still burning on Wednesday, for a 12th consecutive day. A record 198,000 acres have burned in the broader Evros region since the blazes began on Aug. 19. Greece is at the ...

Terrified homeowners jump into the sea to escape approaching Greek wildfires by boat

Greek Red Cross volunteers rescued families trapped in the sea after they waded into deep water to escape wildfires this week ...
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Arson or Negligence? Understanding Greece’s Wildfire Crisis

In the current fire season in Greece, over 310 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires. Notably, ...

People race to rescue farm animals and pets during Greece wildfire

As wildfires raged through olive groves and pine forests outside Greece's third-largest city of Patras, scenes of compassion ...