People in Greece return to homes burned by wildfires – video
Greece has been assessing the damage caused by wildfires that raged through the outskirts of Athens, forcing mass evacuations and killing at least one person....
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Greece orders evacuations near Athens as wildfires rage – Europe live
An army of volunteers have also rushed to help extinguish raging blazes north east of Athens AFP reports from Penteli: Thick smoke from burning trees...
Greek officials advise staying in with windows shut due to fires near Athens
Whole neighbourhoods are being evacuated from around capital as firefighters mount huge effort to put out blazes Greek authorities have warned people to stay indoors...
Tourists evacuated from Italian camping village as wildfire spreads
About 1,000 holidaymakers forced to leave Baia di Campi, near Vieste on Gargano peninsula in southern Italy About 1,000 tourists have been evacuated from a...
Large-scale and intense wildfires carrying smoke across northern hemisphere
Late spring and early summer blazes in Canada, Alaska and eastern Russia add to carbon emissions The northern hemisphere has had a large number of...
Thirteen arrested after fireworks from yacht spark forest fire on Greek island
Hydra’s mayor outraged by incident as country faces wildfires fanned by high winds and hot weather Greek authorities arrested 13 people on Saturday after fireworks...
Europe baked in ‘extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs
Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of...
Canary Islands schools close and wildfire revives in soaring temperatures
Heat is forecast to continue as authorities suspend classes on all islands and battle Tenerife blaze Authorities on the Canary Islands have ordered the temporary...
Thousands evacuated on Tenerife as wildfire rages amid heatwave
Firefighters backed by water-dropping helicopters battle blaze that broke out in area of Spanish Canary island ravaged by fire in August A wildfire raging on...
‘So many precious things were lost’: Rhodes after the fires – photo essay
The photographer Gideon Mendel travelled to Rhodes a month after the fires as part of his Burning World project. He sought to document the impact...
