Wildfires
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Europe
The death toll from flooding in Greece rises to four and more than 800 rescued from rising water
Issued on: 07/09/2023 – 15:36Modified: 07/09/2023 – 15:44 01:58 © France 24 Greek firefighters recovered the body of a man…
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Several dead, missing in flooding after Storm Daniel pounds Greece for second day
At least three people died and four were missing on Wednesday after torrential rain flooded homes and businesses and destroyed infrastructure…
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Europe
At least seven dead in flooding in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria
Fierce rainstorms battered neighboring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria on Tuesday, triggering flooding that caused at least seven deaths, including two…
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Travel
Jet2, Ryanair, TUI: Are Greece flights cancelled during Storm Daniel?
Fierce storms have unleashed life-threatening floods in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, leading to travel disruption across the region. A number…
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News
For small biz reliant on summer tourism, extreme weather is the new pandemic — for better or worse
NEW YORK — For small businesses that rely on summer tourism to keep afloat, extreme weather is replacing the pandemic…
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Europe
Firefighters in Greece battling ‘largest wildfire ever recorded in EU’
A forest blaze in Greece is “the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU” and the bloc is mobilising nearly…
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Europe
Firefighters in Greece battling ‘largest wildfire ever recorded in EU’
Issued on: 29/08/2023 – 18:16Modified: 29/08/2023 – 18:24 03:33 © France 24 A forest blaze in Greece is “the largest…
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Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring…
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Firefighters douse Maui brush fire that prompted evacuations near site of deadly Lahaina blaze
A brush fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui prompted evacuations in a residential neighborhood of Lahaina before firefighters brought…
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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control blazes in country’s northeast and near Athens
ATHENS, Greece — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires that for days…
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