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Pope Francis urged governments to do more to fight climate change and protect "our common home" as improving weather conditions Friday helped firefighters contain wildfires in Greece, Italy and other countries in southern Europe. Francis, who has been outspoken on environmental issues, sent a telegram of condolences to Greece, where wildfires killed five people over…
As crews contain European fires
The scenes that followed after the explosion in the ammunition depot are indicative of the panic of the residents
If there are responsibilities, they will be attributed, emphasized the Minister of Defense
Authorities are maintaining an exclusion zone around an air force base in central Greece where wildfires have triggered powerful explosions at an ammunition depot. The blasts late Thursday at the 111th Combat Wing base facilities — among the largest in the country — shattered windows in nearby towns and prompted an evacuation of more than 2,000 people, while fighter jets nearby were moved to another base. Fueled by successive heat waves and strong gusts of wind, wildfires have raged around Greece and other Mediterranean countries over the past two weeks, scorching dozens of squ...