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EU sends firefighters and equipment to Greece to assist in battling wildfires near Athens suburbs
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A massive wildfire is raging near Athens, Greece, for the third day, with at least one person dead and 66 injured. The fire has spread to entire neighborhoods north of Athens, prompting evacuations. Firefighters have found a body in a burned-out factory, believed to be a 60-year-old woman. Residents are using water hoses to douse their homes, while helicopters are water-bombing the area. The European Union has sent aid, including two Italian Canadairs, to help combat the fires. The situation is described as "dramatic" by local authorities.
We stand with Greece as it battles devastating fires.
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sources
- 1.CTV News
- 2.France 24
- 3.The Times of India
- 4.Le Monde
- 5.DW News
- 6.Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA)
- 7.Daily Sabah
- 8.Al Jazeera
- 9.CNA News
- 10.Agence France-Presse
- 11.ANSA
- 12.Efsyn
perspectives
countries
organizations
- 1.European Rail Traffic System
- 2.Civil Protection Agency
- 3.Canadair
- 4.EU Civil Protection Mechanism
- 5.European Commission
- 6.European Forest Fire Information System
- 7.European Union
- 8.Greenpeace
- 9.UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
persons
- 1.Costas Tsigkas
- 2.Vassilis Kikilias
- 3.Balazs Ujvari
- 4.Dimitris Megagiannis
- 5.Gérald Darmanin
- 6.Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- 7.Marinos Peristeropoulos
- 8.Melina Kritseli
- 9.Sakis Morfis
- 10.Ursula Von Der Leyen
- 11.Vassilis Varthakoyiannis
- 12.Hakan Fidan