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According to the national fire and rescue service of Greece, around 220 agro-forest fires have broken out across the country ...

By Stelios Misinas, Louisa Gouliamaki, Vania Turner and Angelos Tsatsis PSATHA, Greece, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Despondent ...

At least 172 firefighters and around 40 vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze in Kouvaras. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This is the second fire near the Greek capital this summer, after one that broke out 10 days ago and destroyed more than 11,000 hectares of pine forests and farmland.

Greece is entering its second week of wildfires spread by extreme winds as more countries in Southern Europe battle with ...

For Greece, the danger carried grim resonance: a 2018 wildfire​ at the seaside community of Mati​, near Athens, killed 104 ...

Flames flared up again in Greece on Monday, as wildfires that have raged west of Athens for four days remained a threat ...

Firefighters have contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home.

Large wildfires west of Athens have been brought under control but are not yet fully extinguished, as Greece begins assessing ...

Two firefighting helicopters collided midair as they battled wildfires in Greece on Sunday, killing two crew members in a ...

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