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Hundreds of firefighters are struggling to contain a blaze in Greece near the Turkish border, with 65 hospital patients evacuated to a ferry in Alexandroupolis.

Greece on Tuesday was battling a growing wildfire front that killed two and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of fires in a month."There are nine active fronts... it's a similar situation to July," a fire department spokeswoman told AFP, referring to a wave that left five dead.

Dozens of hospital patients were evacuated onto a ferry in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis early on Tuesday, the fire brigade said, as wildfires in the area raged uncontrolled for the...

Evacuation orders were issued for villages in Greece’s northern regions of Alexandroupolis, Komotini, Kavala and Orestiada, the central region of Viotia and the island of Evia.

High winds and temperatures expected to persist until Friday as blazes rampage across islands and north of Athens

The Greek authorities have found 18 burned bodies as wildfires scorch a portion of northeastern mainland Greece.

Greece on Tuesday battled to contain wildfires around the country that have killed two people and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of blazes in a month.

ATHENS: Greece on Tuesday was battling a growing wildfire front that killed two and forced widespread evacuations in...

Fires are raging again in Greece for the second time in a month. It has already killed at least two people and forced many residents to evacuate. The European Union has announced it is deploying two Cyprus-based firefighting aircraft and a Romanian fire brigade team through the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism. Very hot and dry conditions, which increase the risk of fires, will persist in Greece until Friday, according to the weather service. The country experienced its worst heat wave for a ...

ATHENS, Greece -- Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out Monday amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. Two people died and two firefighters were injured, authorities said.