Wildfires in Greece force hospital patients to evacuate onto a ferry after burned body found
The Greek authorities have found 18 burned bodies as wildfires scorch a portion of northeastern mainland Greece.
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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 month of July.
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.