Greece and Turkey battle wildfires and extreme heat
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Evacuations in Greece after major forest fire breaks out - Fires fanned by gusty winds and stubborn heatwave that has pushed temperatures to around 40C across much of Greece
A major forest fire has broken out in Greece, and authorities have ordered several villages near Corinth, west of Athens, to evacuate
Greece has received 164 new firefighting vehicles to strengthen its wildfire response capabilities and fleet ahead of the 2025 fire season.
The Greek Cypriot administration on Thursday said it did not accept an aid offer by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for the ongoing
EU researchers, firefighters and communities are pioneering innovative, collaborative approaches to build landscapes able to withstand increasingly extreme wildfires.
European Union countries, including the Czech Republic and Italy, are sending aircrafts and firefighters to help.
The fires have burned 1,145 hectares (2,830 acres), the equivalent of about 1,600 football pitches, according to European monitoring service Copernicus.
Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks are threatening the country’s fourth-largest city, leading to hundreds of people fleeing their homes
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