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The Latest Breaking News from Greece

Wildfires in Greece: Is it safe to travel to Corfu, Zante and Rhodes right now?

Travellers on package holidays enjoy better consumer protection than people who have booked flight-only deals

The Independent UK

When will heatwave in Europe end? New forecast shows relief in sight

Temperatures will dip from extremes but weather still expected to remain ‘sunny and warm’

The Independent UK

Greece fires – live: Blaze triggers massive explosions at air force ammunition depot

Fire Service spokesman Ioannis Artopios said 12 villages were ordered to be evacuated

The Independent UK

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More than 40 people killed as wildfires rage in nine Mediterranean countries in record heatwave

Thousands of firefighters tackle spreading flames as Rhodes placed under state of emergency

The Independent UK

‘Everyone is indoors’: life on pause on hottest day of Greek heatwave

There were few people to be seen in Mystras as temperatures were forecast to reach 46C

The Guardian - UK

Where are the wildfires? The nine affected countries mapped

Greece, France, Italy and Croatia among countries scorched by deadly blaze

The Independent UK

Fires kill three people in Sicily; Greece sees some wildfire respite

Wildfires raging across Greece for more than a week abate, while Italy counts three more deaths in devastating blaze.

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Tragic 'last words' of hero pilots who died in plane crash fighting Greek wildfires

The wife of one of the tragic pilots is three months pregnant with their first child, local reports claim as fires in Greece rage on

The Independent UK

Infernos, black skies and fleeing tourists: Greece wildfires in pictures as blazes ravage Corfu and Rhodes

Homes have been lost in the deadly flames as thousands evacuate the Greek Islands amid 40C heatwave

The Independent UK

Greece wildfires: What is the Fire Weather Index and which areas could face wildfires in the future?

The heatwave sweeping Europe has led to devastating wildfires in Greece, Portugal and Croatia

The Independent UK

EU watchdog opens probe in role of bloc's border agency in Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy

The European Union’s official watchdog says it has opened a probe into the role of the bloc’s Frontex border agency in the shipwreck off Greece last month that is feared to have killed hundreds of people in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK

Deadly wildfires across the Mediterranean destroy homes, threaten nature reserves

Major fires raging in parts of Greece and in other Mediterranean countries have advanced causing additional deaths, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures

The Independent UK

Watchdog investigates EU border agency’s role after Greece boat disaster

Ombudsman to examine search and rescue role of Frontex after at least 500 people drowned in tragedy

The Guardian - UK

When will heatwave in Europe end? New forecast shows relief in sight

Temperatures will dip from extremes but weather still expected to remain ‘sunny and warm’

The Independent UK

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Former Greek defence minister calls for help from Russia to fight fires

Panos Kamennos says without the support of the Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft, it is impossible to cope with the devastating wildfires

The Independent UK

Simon Calder Greece travel advice: Latest flight information as wildfires continue to ravage Rhodes and Corfu

Ninety per cent of Rhodes ‘safe and functioning’ but state of play uncertain looking ahead to August, our correspondent warns

France 24

Fires rage in Greece as military mourns water-dropping plane pilots killed in crash

A Greek air force water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, killing both pilots, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures.

The Independent UK

Where are the fires in Corfu and Rhodes? Map reveals Greece wildfires

Greece faces seventh day of fires as temperatures surged to 46.6C in the south on Sunday

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The Independent UK

Wildfires: Is it safe to travel to Greece right now?

Travellers on package holidays enjoy better consumer protection than people who have booked flight-only deals

The Independent UK

Greece fires: Which islands are affected? Wildfires in Corfu, Rhodes, Evia and Zante explained

Wildfires in Rhodes have already forced 19,000 people to leave their homes as holidaymakers said they walked for miles in scorching heat to reach safety

The Independent UK

How long will the wildfires last in Greece?

Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and hotels as wildfires continue to spread across the Greek Islands

The Independent UK

Greece fires – live: Nine European nations battle blazes as Met Office warns UK could be next

Heatwave temperatures set to peak across Europe today, exceeding 44C in Greece

The Independent UK

Are Greece wildfires caused by climate change?

Local authorities have suggested wildfires burning through the island of Corfu was the work of arsonists, but climate scientists say rising temperatures are to blame

Space

Satellites watch as wildfires rage across Greece (photos)

Wildfires have been burning across several Greek islands since July 17, causing catastrophic damage and a mass evacuation. New satellite images capture the impact of the fires from space.

The Independent UK

Firefighters killed in Greece plane crash as yet more record temperatures are forecast

Dozens of holidaymakers are desperate to escape fire-ravaged Rhodes, but Andy Gregory finds others flying to the island undeterred

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