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Greek residents flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled near Athens A massive wildfire north of Athens has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents as flames,…

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Greece fighting dozens of wildfires that sparked overnight causing major disruption for residents and holidaymakers. A large wildfire broke out southeast of Athens on Sunday…

Dr Mosley’s body was discovered on a hillside near the Agia Marina beach bar on Sunday. CCTV footage reportedly shows him descending a slope before disappearing behind a wall.

We went to the island of Kos to find out.

The incident is being investigated.

Almost 50 passengers in the bus were reportedly taken to hospital after being injured in the collision.

Greek rescue services were trying to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece Thursday, after deadly storms that saw more than a year’s worth of rain fall there in 24 hours.Emergency services were using divers, lifeboats and at least one helicopter to reach the stranded residents. FRANCE 24’s Shona Bhattacharyya tells us more.

Cars are stuck and locals wade through water after torrential rains triggered floods leaving much of the capital of Greece’s Magnesia region, Volos, underwater.

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.

The Greek Chefs Abroad events are taking place until September.

Satellite images show the scale of how badly torched Greece has been after a week of wildfires.

Evacuations as new blazes break out in Greece New wildfires have broke out leading to evacuation orders for areas close to two central Greek cities. …

‘They told us “we are ready to try. We go for a last supply and we leave.”‘

Two pilots die after plane crashes whilst trying to battle Greece wildfires Two pilots have died after their plane crashed as they fought the devastating…

The fires that have ravaged Greece and its idyllic islands for over a week are dredging up painful memories of previous catastrophes, like the Mati fire in 2018 that killed more than 100 people. Drawing from first-hand experience, a survivor and a veteran firefighter share advice on what to do to survive a wildfire.

When a Canadair CL-415 crashed into the hillside of a Greek island this morning, locals were hit with a feeling of ‘sad irony’. For 15 years ago, nearly to the day, a similar tragedy occurred just minutes away.

No details have been released on potential injuries.

The Greek prime minister has said the country is ‘at war’ against the fires.

‘The smoke and fire was frighteningly close and everyone was panicking.’

More than 19,000 people have been evacuated so far.

Planes sent to collect stranded Britons from Rhodes fires Flights have been sent to fire-engulfed Rhodes to bring stranded Britons back to the UK as…

People in several villages and towns in the north-east of the island have been told to leave their homes.

‘My youngest just told me he doesn’t want to die. No news from any authorities. Terrifying situation here.’

Recent strong winds mean the wildfire is once again spreading.