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Firefighters battle wildfires in the beach village of Porto Badisco near Otranto in the southern region of Puglia, Italy, August 13, 2021. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS
Europe

Wildfire breaks out east of Rome, locals evacuated

Wednesday saw the temperature reach almost 49 Celsius in south-eastern Sicily, reported as the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the village of Avgaria, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
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Greek PM defends government as anger mounts over handling of fires

Burnt trees are seen following a wildfire in Zekri, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria August 11, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Europe

At least 65 killed in Algerian wildfires, Greece and Italy burn

A firefighter from Slovakia tries to extinguish a fire in Avgaria village on Evia island, about 184 kilometers (115 miles) north of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece's second largest island continued to devour forests Tuesday, its thick smoke hanging in the streets of a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters battled to save what they could. Photo :UNB/AP
Europe

'We fought a great battle': Greece defends wildfire response

A man flees a village near Tizi Ouzou some 100 km (62 miles) east of Algiers following wildfires in this mountainous region, Tuesday, Aug.10, 2021. Firefighters were battling a rash of fires in northern Algeria that have killed at least six people in the mountainous Kabyle region, the interior minister said Tuesday, accusing "criminal hands" for some of the blazes. Photo :UNB/AP
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At least 65 killed in Algerian wildfires

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Greek villagers try to save homes as fire crews brace for winds whipping flames

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo : Reuters
Europe

PM apologises as Greece counts costs of wildfire catastrophe

Vegetation fires burn behind the hotel in Icmeler, near Marmaris, Turkey July 31, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Hakan Gurcan/via REUTERS
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Drone footage shows devastation after wildfires ravage Turkey's pine forests

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Greece starts to count cost after a week of devastating fires

A man is silhouetted as he watches a wildfire burning in the village of Lasdikas near ancient Olympia, Greece, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
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Blaze ravages Evia island on sixth day of Greek wildfires

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Europe

Greece battles wildfires for fifth day in 'nightmarish summer'

A man is silhouetted as he watches a wildfire burning in the village of Lasdikas near ancient Olympia, Greece, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
Europe

Hundreds evacuated by sea from island as Greek wildfires rage

View of a burned out commercial building following the Dixie Fire, a wildfire that tore through the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
USA

Wildfire leaves historic, 'quirky' California town in smoldering ruins