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Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced Thursday to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance. Much of southern Europe, however, remains at high risk under hot, dry conditions.
Greece battles wildfires as heatwave rages across southern Europe
Firefighters are battling several wildfires in Greece as a scorching heatwave wreaks havoc across southern Europe. In the past 24 hours alone, more than 152 new fires have broken out across Greece - and thousands of people have been evacuated. Around 4,850 firefighters are engaged in a multi-front battle to contain the flames.
Europe’s wildfire crisis intensified as blazes across Greece, Spain, France and Portugal forced thousands to from their homes ...
Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s ...
Firefighters were struggling to tame blazes in several countries in southern Europe, including Albania, Greece, Montenegro, ...
Hundreds of firefighters battled to put out wildfires across southern Europe, some of which are believed to have been set ...
Wildfires have intensified across southern Europe, resulting in fatalities and widespread evacuations in Greece, Spain, ...
Outside the Greek port city of Patras, firefighters struggled to protect homes and agricultural facilities as flames tore ...
Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday, with another heatwave ...
Greece could bridge the competitiveness gap between its economy and others in Europe by the end of 2013, he said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was also optimistic in a radio interview Sunday.
Causing a wildfire or a forest fire is a criminal offence in Greece – even if unintentional. If you see a fire, call the ...
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