US EditionFirefighters Race to Contain Wildfires in Greece as Thousands Evacuated, 2 Die in Turkey
- On July 3, wildfires on Crete and near Rafina forced over 5,000 evacuations amid gale-force winds, driven by extreme heat and climate change, Greek authorities reported.
- Amid Europe's scorching heatwave and gale-force winds up to nine on the Beaufort scale, climate change is intensifying wildfire conditions across Greece, Turkey, and Crete.
- Fire crews deployed over 200 firefighters, 46 vehicles, 10 helicopters, and drones, with some people rescued at sea by fishermen and divers.
- Two fatalities, including an 81-year-old, and about 200 homes damaged or destroyed, highlight the severe toll of Turkey's ongoing wildfires.
- Beyond this season, climate change is expected to further intensify wildfires in Turkey and Greece, with Turkey’s parliament adopting a law targeting net-zero emissions by 2053.
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Greece Battles Wildfires, Braces for Second Heatwave
Firefighters in Greece managed to put out two large wildfires. File photo. Credit: Greek Reporter/Odysseas Karadis Authorities in Greece are grappling with multiple wildfires that have forced mass evacuations and sparked concerns for the tourism sector, even as some major blazes have now been extinguished. The nation is now also bracing for its second major heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahr…
Deadly wildfires force mass evacuations in Greece and Turkiye
ATHENS: Officials on the southern Greek island of Crete evacuated thousands of people from wildfires, while two people died in neighbouring Turkiye as fires took hold in the western province of Izmir on Thursday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Athens, Greece. Greek firefighters try to control a fire this Thursday in the southeast of the island of Crete, which forced to evacuate some 5,000 people, especially visitors, while in Turkey, several fires advance in the tourist province of Smirna, where there were two deceased. In Crete, one of the main destinations of travelers in Greece, the fire was declared on Wednesday. “Preventive evacuations of about 3,000 tourists and 2,000 inhabitant…
Due to the heat and drought of the past few days, wildfires have broken out in several places in Europe.
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