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The European Union deployed firefighters and equipment in what could be a preview of how it handles disasters linked to climate change.

A wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service said late on Tuesday, as firefighters from five countries battled to contain the flames.Fuelled by gale force winds and hot weather, the

Fueled by gale force winds and hot weather, the fire quickly spread across the Evros region, killing at least 20 people last week.

Greece's government has decided immediate measures in the Evros region, in the North-East of the country, as well as on Mount Parnitha, in

Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a massive blaze on Monday that has killed at least 20 people in the past 10 days - Europe's deadliest forest fire so

Two lines of attack.

Athens (AFP) Aug 29, 2023 - A forest blaze in Greece is the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU and the bloc is mobilising nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said Tuesday.

ATHENS, Greece -- A widespread wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft from Greece and several of its European Union partners.

In Evros, hundreds of firefighters and dozens of aircraft have been deployed to stop the blaze.

After Greece was hit by what has become the largest European wildfire ever recorded, unfounded and baseless claims circulated in August 2023 that asylum-seekers started some of the blazes, whipping up an anti-migrant frenzy online.