A thunderstorm was a mixed blessing: The rain doused some of the smoldering fires, but lightning sparked new ones.
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As Wildfires Ravage Greece, Countries Send Aid
The prime minister called the fires, which have destroyed more than 200,000 acres of Greek forestland, a “natural disaster of unprecedented proportions.”
Greece works to contain wildfires, as help arrives from other nations.
Wildfires were still burning in Turkey and other parts of Europe, where a protracted heat wave has created tinderbox conditions.
Fires Continue to Ravage Greece Amid Europe’s Protracted Heat Wave
Multiple countries are sending firefighting aid to Greece as blazes rage for a sixth day.
Greek Fires Force Thousands More to Evacuate
Wildfires are raging in Greece and Turkey as southern Europe faces one of its worst heat waves in decades.
Heat Emergency Brings Record Temperature and Fires to Southern Europe
Greece experienced its hottest day on record this week, and wildfires raged across the region, leaving much of Southern Europe struggling to cope.
Greece Accuses Aid Groups of Helping Smugglers of Migrants
Greek police claim some groups have worked with smugglers and provided migrants with details about Coast Guard activities. The groups deny the charges.
Greece Enlists Church in Covid Vaccine Drive
The government has turned to the leaders of the powerful Orthodox Church to appeal to the faithful and rein in clerics who have been vocal about mistrusting vaccines.
Member of Greece’s Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Arrested After 9 Months on the Run
Christos Pappas, the party’s deputy leader who was taken into custody in Athens, will join the rest of the party’s leadership in prison.
Stolen Picasso and Mondrian Paintings Found Stashed in a Ravine in Greece
Ending a long-running mystery, a construction worker guided the police to the hiding place after admitting he had taken the works in a daring one-man raid on the National Gallery in Athens in 2012.