Even as the Greek authorities battled scores of wildfires, stretching from north to south on the mainland, the fires encroaching on a treasured national park
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Wildfires and Heat Transform Italy and Greece Into Tourism Nightmares
As a family sat vigil over a coffin containing the body of an elderly relative, the wooded hills around their apartment building in Palermo burned
Where Wildfires Are Raging in Europe and Africa: Greece, Algeria and More
Hundreds of wildfires have burned their way through Southern Europe and North Africa this week, with residents of nearby communities forced to flee the billowing
Photos Show Wildfires in Europe and North Africa
The crackling flames have left charred forests, drawing in thousands of firefighters to stop their hungry march. Residents are filling buckets of water to douse
Wildfires Imperil Greek Isle of Rhodes, Forcing Big Relocation
Greek Coast Guard vessels on Saturday evacuated hundreds of tourists and locals trapped in seaside villages on Rhodes that were threatened by five-day-old wildfires, moving
Europe’s Heat Wave Breaks UK Temperature Records and Drives Wildfires
LONDON — For the first time on record, Britain suffered under temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius — 104 Fahrenheit — on Tuesday, as a ferocious
Wildfires, and a Heat Wave, Sweep Across Europe
Crews in the south of France were battling wildfires on Saturday that had consumed more than 22,000 acres and prompted the evacuation of 12,000 people,