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Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
1 year, 4 months ago

Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured

Associated Press  

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. In Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa, a nearly week-old fire blamed on arson continued out of control in what has been …

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Gale-force winds fan dozens of deadly wildfires across Greece
1 year, 4 months ago

Gale-force winds fan dozens of deadly wildfires across Greece

LA Times  

A helicopter flies over a wildfire on the Aegean Sea island of Evia, Greece, on Monday. Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece on Monday, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out after midnight amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. State-run ERT television reported late Monday that another man …

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Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing

Associated Press  

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece’s government met on Friday to try to improve coordination on migration as a group of 102 migrants crossed by land from Turkey and other parts of the Mediterranean country saw a spike in arrivals by sea. In the northeastern Evros region, police said the 102 migrants — 55 Syrians, 46 Iraqis and a Lebanese woman — …

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2 men arrested in Greece for allegedly smuggling migrants across Aegean Sea to wildfire-hit island
1 year, 4 months ago

2 men arrested in Greece for allegedly smuggling migrants across Aegean Sea to wildfire-hit island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling 35 migrants across the Aegean Sea, using an unusual itinerary that brought them to a wildfire-afflicted island close to the mainland. The coast guard said the two men were stopped off the island of Evia late Tuesday on a 15-meter speedboat heading east in the direction of Turkey, …

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Greece plane crash: Fire fighting plane crashes to the ground in Evia leaving two people dead
1 year, 4 months ago

Greece plane crash: Fire fighting plane crashes to the ground in Evia leaving two people dead

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The defence ministry said two Greek air force pilots, Commander Christos Moulas, 34, and his 27-year-old co-pilot Pericles Stefanidis, were …

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Two pilots dead after firefighting plane crashes in Greece
1 year, 4 months ago

Two pilots dead after firefighting plane crashes in Greece

Al Jazeera  

Plane’s captain and co-pilot declared dead after crash during firefighting operation on the island of Evia. Two Greek air force pilots have died after their water-bombing plane crashed while battling a forest fire on the island of Evia. “A three-day mourning period is declared in the Armed Forces for the loss of life, in the line of duty, of the …

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Crash of plane fighting Greek island wildfire kills both pilots as Italian blaze claims 2 lives
1 year, 4 months ago

Crash of plane fighting Greek island wildfire kills both pilots as Italian blaze claims 2 lives

Associated Press  

RHODES, Greece — A Greek air force water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, killing both pilots, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures. A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius Tuesday amid a …

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Greek wildfires devastated land. They also took away livelihoods
3 years, 3 months ago

Greek wildfires devastated land. They also took away livelihoods

Al Jazeera  

On the island of Evia, many who depended on the fire-ravaged forest for their livelihoods are now facing destitution. “Most of the profession is 55-60 years old,” said Yiorgatzis, 50, the president of the resin harvesters’ association. “Three and a half million euros came into northern Evia each year from resin,” said Yiorgatzis. “We have demands, because this damage is …

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Climate change: Most people in the advanced world think the US is doing a bad job, Pew poll finds
3 years, 3 months ago

Climate change: Most people in the advanced world think the US is doing a bad job, Pew poll finds

CNN  

CNN — Despite efforts from President Joe Biden to turn the United States into a global climate leader, most people in the advanced world don’t think the US is doing a good job on the issue, and China is doing even worse, a new poll by the Pew Research Center published Tuesday shows. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images People wait for a …

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The Greek wildfires: What went wrong and what can be fixed?
3 years, 4 months ago

The Greek wildfires: What went wrong and what can be fixed?

Al Jazeera  

An executive state and an elite whose priority is profit-making cannot lead the way in the struggle against wildfires. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attributed the disaster to climate change, admitted government failure, and apologised for it, but still defended his government’s strategy, suggesting that Greece now has gained a “culture of evacuations”. Commenting on the evacuation orders, Prime Minister Mitsotakis …

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Greece's wildfires may be dying down on the island of Evia, but white-hot anger rises in its place
3 years, 4 months ago

Greece's wildfires may be dying down on the island of Evia, but white-hot anger rises in its place

ABC  

As the fire front circled his village, Stavros Miliotis did not notice the dozens of cuts across his limbs or his lungs filling with ash. An island devoured by flames Evia has been burning for two weeks, with blazes incinerating nearly 50,000 hectares across the island, tearing through tinder-dry forest during the worst heatwave in more than three decades. Although …

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Greek wildfires: New blaze burning on ravaged Evia island
3 years, 4 months ago

Greek wildfires: New blaze burning on ravaged Evia island

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A new fire broke out Friday on Greece’s second largest island of Evia, south of the area where a massive wildfire has decimated forests and torched homes, and was still smoldering 10 days after it started. Greece’s fire department said four water-dropping aircraft and six helicopters were sent to control the fire that erupted in the morning …

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Greece wildfire: Around 900 firefighters battle blaze as locals count costs of devastation
3 years, 4 months ago

Greece wildfire: Around 900 firefighters battle blaze as locals count costs of devastation

Firstpost  

Wildfires have scorched through several Mediterranean countries in recent weeks, with Greece, neighbouring Turkey and Algeria hit hard Edipsos: Almost 900 firefighters slowly gained control of a nine-day-old wildfire on the Greek island of Evia, officials said on Wednesday, with reinforcements rushing to a massive blaze hundreds of miles to the west. “When we arrived, it seemed like the whole …

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Massive wildfire on Greek island of Evia devours forests
3 years, 4 months ago

Massive wildfire on Greek island of Evia devours forests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A massive wildfire burning for …

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Greece fights wildfires for eighth day as PM pledges relief
3 years, 4 months ago

Greece fights wildfires for eighth day as PM pledges relief

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of firefighters battle blazes on Evia, Greece’s second-largest island, as gov’t faces criticism for response. Hundreds of Greek fire crews, backed by foreign firefighters and volunteers, battled flare-ups on Greece’s second-largest island, where fires were burning on Tuesday for the eighth day. Firefighters and volunteers had been engaged overnight in “hand-to-hand combat, fighting heart and soul” to erect fire …

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“Unprecedented': Massive forest fire ravages Greek island
3 years, 4 months ago

“Unprecedented': Massive forest fire ravages Greek island

Associated Press  

ARKITSA, Greece — Firefighters and residents battled into the night Monday for a seventh day against a massive fire on Greece’s second-largest island as the nation endured what the prime minister described as “a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions.” Smoke and ash from Evia, a rugged island of forests and coves close to the Greek mainland, blocked out the sun …

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Fires rage for seventh day on Greek island of Evia as people and pets sleep on beaches
3 years, 4 months ago

Fires rage for seventh day on Greek island of Evia as people and pets sleep on beaches

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents and firefighters have tackled a massive forest fire on the Greek island of Evia …

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Greek firefighters battle huge wildfires with reinforcements
3 years, 4 months ago

Greek firefighters battle huge wildfires with reinforcements

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A fifth dangerous fire just north of Athens appeared …

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Two killed as wildfires threaten Athens and spread across Greece, Turkey and Italy amid extreme weather
3 years, 4 months ago

Two killed as wildfires threaten Athens and spread across Greece, Turkey and Italy amid extreme weather

ABC  

Two people have been killed as emergency crews struggled to stop wildfires from spreading to more towns, while scorching winds fuelled blazes across Greece for a fourth day. Key points: At least 56 active fires are still burning across Greece On the island of Evia, hundreds of people had to be evacuated by ferry High winds spread the flames further, …

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Greece: Hundreds rescued by sea as more people flee wildfires
3 years, 4 months ago

Greece: Hundreds rescued by sea as more people flee wildfires

Al Jazeera  

Further waves of people join others seeking safety from the heatwave-fuelled fires gripping the Mediterranean region. Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that left one person dead, as a protracted heat wave turned forests into tinderboxes and flames threatened …

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