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As Fire Videos Compete With Beach Photos, Greeks Who Rely on Tourism Are Worried
More than 1,500 people were evacuated when a fire broke out on the southeastern tip of Crete, most of them tourists.
Deadly heatwave across Europe sparks wildfires and shuts nuclear plant
An ongoing heatwave has broken records and sparked alarm across Europe, as temperatures reach above 40 degrees Celsius in ...
New Fire Threatens Homes in Greece's Athens, Blaze in Crete Displaces Over 1,000, as Europe Bakes in Heatwave
IERAPETRA, Crete (Reuters) -Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive ...
Greece Wildfires: More Than 5,000 Evacuated From Tourist Hotspot
Wildfires are burning across Europe, with major blazes in Greece and Turkey forcing thousands to evacuate and killing two ...
Heat Fuels Fire, Fish Deaths and Tensions Over Protests in Eastern Europe
Exceptionally high temperatures strained electricity systems as people sought air-conditioning, although many did not have ...
Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey and Syria
A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to ...
Thousands of tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate after wildfire devastates Crete
At least 5,000 tourists were forced to evacuate parts of Crete as a massive wildfire scorched forests and olive groves on the ...
Greece Battles Wildfire on Crete for a Third Day as Temperatures Rise
ATHENS (Reuters) -Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has ...