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One dead and another missing as torrential rainfall strikes centre of the country

The deluge caused extensive damage in central Greece, and killed at least one person, just as firefighters contained blazes in the north. One area had over 25 inches of rain in 15 hours.

Greek firefighters say a massive wildfire that decimated vast tracts of forest in northeastern Greece over 17 days is gradually abating, although hundreds of firefighters are still tackling pockets that

Fire-fighters and volunteers on Friday attempted to block flames from reaching the border town of Soufli.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday hit parts of Greece after firefighters finally managed to contain the massive wildfire in the northeastern region of Evros.The cold weather front, which brought strong rain and winds as well as frequent thunderstorms, takes most of the country under the influe

One stranded tourist described the situation as ‘horrendously scary’

Greece has initiated a collaborative effort with Israel to harness AI tech for the early detection of wildfires.

At least one person has died in eastern Greece after torrential rains hit the country, already ravaged for weeks by devastating wildfires, authorities said on Tuesday.

ATHENS (AFP) – At least one person has died in eastern Greece after torrential rains hit the country, already ravaged for weeks by devastating wildfires, authorities said yesterday. However, officials said firefighters had brought under control the blaze burning for weeks in Dadia national park. The victim of the rains appeared to have been carried […]

The family say that over the past 24 hours there had been constant rain as well as thunderstorms and lightning, with power cuts.