Fires in Greece: New fires burning outside Athens
More fires broke out in hard-hit Greece, and two fires triggered the evacuation of villages southeast and northwest of Athens, the Greek capital. By ELENA...
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Forest fires are raging in Greek forests, cutting a large island in half
ATHENS, Greece – Three large fires broke out across the road Greece on Saturday, with one threat to entire cities and the halving of Evia,...
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Two passenger trains collided in the Czech Republic, dozens were injured
Two passenger trains collided in the southwest of the Czech Republic, and firefighters told a local news agency that as many as 50 passengers may...
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In heat emergencies, southern Europe is trying to find resources
Turkey seeks international help in fighting fires, and neighbor Greece uses old power plants to cope with demand for air conditioning as heat waves intensify...
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Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from the fire
ISTANBUL – Tourists in a panic in Turkey hurried on Saturday to wait for rescue boats after they were told to evacuate some hotels in...
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A man in central China survived 3 days in a flooded garage
The report says a man from central China was rescued after spending three days trapped in a flooded underground garage during heavy rains By DAKE...
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Russian military planes are helping to put out the fire in Siberia
Russian army helps fight forest fires in Siberia with its heavy transport planes ByAssociated Press July 17, 2021, 1:11 p.m. • 1 min reading Share...
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Cyprus is seeking help from the EU and Israel in fighting a huge forest fire
Cyprus has asked other EU countries to help put out a huge forest fire in a mountainous area of the eastern Mediterranean island nation that...
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Wildfire swallowed a small town in British Columbia that hit 121 F.
LILLOOET, British Columbia – A fire that forced people to flee a small town in British Columbia that set record high temperatures for Canada three...
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The inspection finds problems in the rest of the Mexico City subway line
Visual inspection found problems on about a third of the elevated subway line in Mexico City, where one span collapsed on May 3, killing 26...