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People living in the suburb of Kryoneri were told to move to safe areas on Saturday as almost 150 firefighters fought the blaze, backed up by 44 fire engines, planes and helicopters.
ATHENS, Greece — Firefighters battled blazes Thursday near Athens and on the island of Crete, where thousands were forced to flee holiday resorts, while blazes in neighboring Turkey claimed at ...
Greece and Turkey are fighting to contain wildfires as temperatures soar to 42C (108F) and gale force winds in the Aegean Sea fan outbreaks. There is a very high risk of fires in in Athens and the ...
Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks spread rapidly overnight, threatening Bursa and forcing 3,500 to flee. Greece and Bulgaria are also contending with fires.