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The death toll from flooding in central Greece has increased to 10 while 4 others are missing
By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press
Fri,09/08/23-4:42AM , 316 Reads
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country's civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats ferried hundreds of people from inundated villages to safety.
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A long-range drone equipped with thermal imaging cameras and a sophisticated early warning system patrols over Kavouri beach and nearby woodland, in southern Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Greece is plagued by hundreds of wildfires each summer. To protect their area from potentially deadly blazes, a group of residents from a suburb in northern Athens have joined forces to hire a company using long-range drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras and a sophisticated early warning system to catch fires before they can spread. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones
By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press
Mon,08/28/23-7:14AM , 210 Reads
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The nightmare repeats itself every year: A towering wall of flames devours forests, farmland and homes, forcing animals and people to flee for their lives.
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The view of burned forest in Acharnes suburb, on Mount Parnitha, in northwestern Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling three persistent major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have been raging for days. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

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More than 600 firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft struggle to control wildfires in Greece
By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press
Sun,08/27/23-3:56AM , 260 Reads
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, were tackling the remnants of three major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have been raging for days.
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Flames burn a forest during wildfires near the village of Sykorrahi, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Advancing flames are devouring forests and homes in Greece as wildfires that have killed 20 people are raging. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)

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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU's largest blaze
By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press
Thu,08/24/23-5:11AM , 280 Reads
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union.
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