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Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Greece’s capital Athens and residents are told to evacuate
A wildfire has burned through a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, prompting evacuations. On Saturday, residents of Kryoneri ...
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Greece gets EU help to fight huge wildfires
Greece battled wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations for a second day on Sunday, with the help of Czech ...
Greece Wildfire | Residents Forced To Evacuate As Wildfire Burns Through Greek Capital Suburb
A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the Greek fire service reported. Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20 kilometers (12.5 ...
Mass evacuations in Greece as wildfires spread through Athens suburbs and major holiday islands
A significant wildfire has broken out in a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, with residents evacuated and battles against ...
'Do not' travel warning issued to people visiting Greece as tourist attraction closed
Temperatures reaching, or exceeding, 38C, dry conditions and high winds are fanning the flames. Mr Vathrakoyannis warned, ...
Greece asks for EU help in battling wildfires
Greece on Saturday requested EU help to battle wildfires that have sprung up in different regions as a lengthy heatwave sent ...
'I am Hamas': Syrian national bites ear off Israeli tourist vacationing in Greece
The Israeli national was also arrested after the attacker claimed he made racist comments, though the Israeli national ...
Firefighters tackle blazes as wildfires break out in Greece, Turkey and Albania
A politician in Turkey described the scene as "an apocalypse" as forests burned and more than 1,100 firefighters battled the ...