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Spain, Portugal and Greece fight wildfires

Wildfires scorch Greece for a second day, thousands evacuated

PATRAS, Greece (Reuters) -Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Greece on Wednesday, including blazes threatening villages and towns near the western city of Patras and on two tourist islands.

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Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days

A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, on several days this month was expected to last through Monday.

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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 blazes.

Thousands fight Greece fires

Greece struggled on Wednesday to contain over 20 wildfires, including one threatening Patras, the country’s third-largest ...

Greece fires: Tourist hotspots deemed 'high risk' amid 40C heatwave chaos

A number of tourist hotspots in Greece have been deemed 'high risk' as wildfires ravage several countries in Europe, while a ...

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Greece fires LIVE: Zante and Kefalonia hit by blazes breaking out across country

Greek officials have evacuated tourists and locals after an intense drought and strong winds helped the spread of massive ...

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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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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 ...

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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, ...

Greece fires LIVE: 40C heatwave hits as 82 fires break out across Brit hotspots

Greek officials have evacuated tourists and locals after an intense drought and strong winds helped the spread of massive fires in picturesque Ionian islands ...