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Thousands more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires
Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece, a fire service spokesman said, adding that the departures …
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UPDATE: Greek Fires
Extreme fire risk issued for five Greek regions on Monday The Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection at the climate crisis and civil protection …
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Local man questioned for alleged arson as fires engulf Rhodes, Greece
On Saturday, July 22, the authorities in Rhodes, Greece, have summoned a man from the village of Apollo for questioning over suspicions of arson, potentially linked to the devastating fires …
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Greek bridge collapse kills one, injures eight
The collapse of a bridge undergoing works in western Greece on Sunday killed one person and wounded eight others, Greek authorities said. The fire department said it was called out …
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Escape from the inferno – 30,000 people moved to safety as wildfires rage on Greek island of Rhodes
Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes evacuated thousands of locals and tourists from villages in the southeast of the Aegean island, where wildfires were raging out of control for …
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Greece in the grip of heatwave’s second surge
The second phase of the ongoing heatwave that began on Friday was gripping Greece tight on Saturday while temperatures were expected to rise even further on Sunday, according to the …
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Diaspora vote bill passes committee reading at Greek parliament
Representatives of the Greek diaspora welcomed the lifting of restrictions for Greek nationals living abroad who wish to vote in Greek elections, during the review of a bill at committee …
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Hotel evacuations in Rhodes with hundreds escaping wildfires
More than 20 boats joined emergency evacuation efforts to rescue people from the Greek island of Rhodes on Saturday, where fire has been raging out of control for five days. …
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Athens: concrete city with few green spaces – perpetual victim to heatwaves
Residents and visitors have sweated through a scorching week in the Greek capital, only finding respite on café terraces in the evening. And the mercury is expected to soar again …
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Opposition SYRIZA urges immediate action on wildfires’ aftermath and climate crisis
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance parliamentary group president, Sokratis Famellos, shared his insights on the wildfires during an interview with ERT1 on Thursday. He emphasised the urgency of “restoration and compensations …